Plasmid R6K contains two functional oriTs which can assemble simultaneously in relaxosomes in vivo

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 261, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 135-143

  Avila, Pilar ^a   Núñez, Belén ^a   De La Cruz, Fernando ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bacterial conjugation; DNA protein interaction; DNA strand transfer reaction; IncX plasmid R6K; TaxC nickase

Indexed keywords

PALINDROMIC DNA; PHOSPHODIESTERASE; PLASMID DNA; SNAKE VENOM;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONJUGATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA REPLICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; MULTIGENE FAMILY; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA INTERACTION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; TRANSPOSON;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SERPENTES;

EID: 0030590233     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1996.0447     Document Type: Article

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