Double-stranded origin nicking and replication initiation are coupled in the replication of a rolling circle plasmid, pT181

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 151, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 185-189

  Rasooly, Avraham ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Plasmid; Post translational modification; pT181; Replication protein; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE STRANDED DNA;

ARTICLE; DNA CONFORMATION; DNA REPLICATION ORIGIN; DNA TEMPLATE; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROCESSING; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DNA REPLICATION; PLASMIDS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0030806275     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1097(97)00157-2     Document Type: Article

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