The Bacillus subtilis chromatin-associated protein Hbsu is involved in DNA repair and recombination

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1169-1179

  Fernández, Silvia ^a   Rojo, Fernando ^a   Alonso, Juan C ^a  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CHROMATIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; DNA RECOMBINATION; DNA REPAIR; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; DNA NUCLEOTIDYLTRANSFERASES; DNA REPAIR; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; INTEGRASES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTAGENESIS, SITE-DIRECTED; REC A RECOMBINASES; RECOMBINASES; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

EID: 0030971440     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1997.3061670.x     Document Type: Article

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