Carboxyl terminal region of the MukB protein in Escherichia coli is essential for DNA binding activity

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 143, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 211-216

  Saleh, Abu Z M ^a   Yamanaka, Kunitoshi ^a   Niki, Hironori ^a   Ogura, Teru ^a   Yamazoe, Mitsuyoshi ^a   Hiraga, Sota ^a  

^a KUMAMOTO UNIV SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chromosome partition; DNA binding protein; Escherichia coli; MukB protein; Nucleotide binding activity

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; LEUCINE; MUTANT PROTEIN; POLYCLONAL ANTIBODY; VALINE;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; COLONY FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN PURIFICATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0030272471     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-1097(96)00314-X     Document Type: Article

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