Transcriptional activation of the dnaA gene encoding the initiator for oriC replication by lciA protein, an inhibitor of in vitro oriC replication in Escherichia coli

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 389-396

  Lee, Yong Sun ^a   Kim, Hakjung ^a,b   Hwang, Deog Su ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Daegu University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIOCINS; BINDING SITES; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); REPLICATION ORIGIN; TRANS-ACTIVATION (GENETICS);

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0030063215     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1996.485902.x     Document Type: Article

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