OriT-processing and regulatory roles of TrwA protein in plasmid R388 conjugation

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 270, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 188-200

  Moncalián, Gabriel ^b   Grandoso, Guadalupe ^b   Llosa, Matxalen ^b   De la Cruz, Fernando ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA   (Spain)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Bacterial conjugation; DNA blnding proteins; IncW plasmid R388; Origin of transfer; TrwA protein

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BETA GALACTOSIDASE; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONJUGATION; DNA FOOTPRINTING; DNA REPLICATION ORIGIN; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROCESSING;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0030790907     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1997.1082     Document Type: Article

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