The ribosomal s16 protein of Escherichia coli displaying a DNA-nicking activity binds to cruciform DNA

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 247, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 852-859

  Bonnefoy, Eliette ^a,b  

^a INST DE BIOLOGIE PHYSICO CHIMIQUE   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Cruciform DNA; Deoxyribonuclease activity; HU protein; oriC DNA; S16 protein

Indexed keywords

CRUCIFORM DNA; RNA 16S;

ARTICLE; DNA CONFORMATION; DNA STRUCTURE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0030746111     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1997.t01-1-00852.x     Document Type: Article

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