Evidence of participation of McrB(s) in McrBC restriction in Escherichia coli K-12

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 24, 1997, Pages 7768-7775

  Beary, T P ^a   Braymer, H D ^b   Achberger, E C ^c  

^a NICHOLLS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY RNA; DNA; GENE PRODUCT; REGULATOR PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; DNA BINDING; DNA DAMAGE; DNA RESTRICTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS;

ESCHERICHIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI K12;

EID: 0030782557     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.24.7768-7775.1997     Document Type: Article

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