DNA bending of pSC101 ori induced by Rep, a replication initiator protein and IHF

Journal of General and Applied Microbiology

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 189-197

  Murakami, Akihiro ^a   Sugiura, Shigeki ^a   Yamaguchi, Kazuo ^a  

^a KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

DNA bending; Integration host factor (IHF); Plasmid; pSC101; Replication initiator protein; Replication origin

Indexed keywords

CURVED DNA; GUANIDINE; HELICASE; INTEGRATION HOST FACTOR; MUTANT PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; DNA HELIX; DNA REPLICATION ORIGIN; DNA STRUCTURE; ENHANCER REGION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GEL MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN FOLDING; RENATURATION;

EID: 0030705166     PISSN: 00221260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2323/jgam.43.189     Document Type: Article

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