The central region of RepE initiator protein of mini-F plasmid plays a crucial role in dimerization required for negative replication control

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 274, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 27-38

  Matsunaga, Fujihiko ^a   Ishiai, Masamichi ^a   Kobayashi, Gengo ^a   Uga, Hitoshi ^a   Yura, Takashi ^a   Wada, Chieko ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dimerization domain; DNA replication control; Initiator protein; Mini F plasmid; Molecular chaperone

Indexed keywords

CHAPERONE; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; HELICASE; MONOMER; MUTANT PROTEIN; PLASMID DNA;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS LINKING; DELETION MUTANT; DIMERIZATION; DNA REPLICATION; GEL FILTRATION; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

EID: 0030708949     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1997.1373     Document Type: Article

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