DnaA initiator - Also a transcription factor

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-6

  Messer, Walter ^a   Weigel, Christoph ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MOLECULAR GENETICS   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA BINDING PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

DNA REPLICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0030888558     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1997.3171678.x     Document Type: Review

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