Replication of the R6K γ origin in vitro: Dependence on wt n and hyperactive πS87N protein variant

Gene

Volumn 193, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 97-103

  Levchenko, Igor ^a,b   Inman, Ross B ^a   Filutowicz, Marcin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Copy up phenotype; Initiator protein; R6K replication; Replication intermediates

Indexed keywords

PLASMID DNA; PROTEIN; RIFAMPICIN;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA REPLICATION; DNA REPLICATION ORIGIN; GENE CLUSTER; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CELL-FREE SYSTEM; DNA HELICASES; DNA REPLICATION; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; DNA-DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PLASMIDS; REPLICATION ORIGIN; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0030788598     PISSN: 03781119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1119(97)00092-9     Document Type: Article

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