DNA gyrase involvement in chloroplast-nucleoid division in Cyanidioschyzon merolae

European Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 252-258

  Itoh, Ryuuichi ^a   Takahashi, Hidenori ^a   Toda, Kyoko ^a   Kuroiwa, Haruko ^b   Kuroiwa, Tsuneyoshi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b KYORITSU WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chloroplast division; Chloroplast DNA; Cyanidioschyzon merolae; DNA gyrase; Nalidixic acid

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPLAST DNA; DNA TOPOISOMERASE (ATP HYDROLYSING); GYRASE INHIBITOR; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; NALIDIXIC ACID; PLANT DNA;

ALGA; ARTICLE; CHLOROPLAST; DNA SYNTHESIS; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; MICROFLUOROMETRY; MITOCHONDRION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALGAE; CYANIDIOSCHYZON MEROLAE;

EID: 0030755569     PISSN: 01719335     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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