HU protein binding to the replication origin of the rolling-circle plasmid pKYM enhances DNA replication

Molecular and General Genetics

Volumn 254, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 548-554

  Yasukawa, H ^a   Ozaki, E ^a   Nakahama, K ^a   Masamune, Y ^a  

^a KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

HU protein; Plasmid pKYM; RepK protein; Rolling circle

Indexed keywords

DNA BINDING PROTEIN; HELICASE; MUTANT PROTEIN; PLASMID DNA;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA FOOTPRINTING; DNA REPLICATION; DNA REPLICATION ORIGIN; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA FOOTPRINTING; DNA REPLICATION; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MUTATION; PLASMIDS; REPLICATION ORIGIN; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

EID: 0030926466     PISSN: 00268925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004380050450     Document Type: Article

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