In vivo cleavage of Escherichia coli BIME-2 repeats by DNA gyrase: Genetic characterization of the target and identification of the cut site

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 767-777

  Espéli, Olivier ^a,b   Boccard, Frédéric ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA TOPOISOMERASE (ATP HYDROLYSING); INTEGRATION HOST FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA CLEAVAGE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENOME; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POSITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTHERN BLOTTING;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0030698083     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1997.6121983.x     Document Type: Article

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