ClpX protein of Escherichia coli activates bacteriophage Mu transposase in the strand transfer complex for initiation of Mu DNA synthesis

EMBO Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 935-944

  Kruklitis, Robert ^a   Welty, David J ^a   Nakai, Hiroshi ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Heat shock protein; In vitro DNA replication; Molecular chaperone; Phage Mu; Transposition

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BACTERIOPHAGE DNA; CHAPERONE; NUCLEOPROTEIN; TRANSPOSASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE MU; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA REPLICATION; DNA SYNTHESIS; DNA TRANSPOSITION; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION;

EID: 0030020897     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1460-2075.1996.tb00428.x     Document Type: Article

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