The mobilization protein, MobM, of the streptococcal plasmid pMV158 specifically cleaves supercoiled DNA at the plasmid oriT

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 266, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 688-702

  Guzmán, Leda M ^a   Espinosa, Manuel ^a  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Conjugative mobilization; Mobilization protein; Origin of transfer; Plasmid transfer; Rolling circle replicating plasmid

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME; PLASMID DNA; RELAXASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COVALENT BOND; DNA CLEAVAGE; DNA SUPERCOILING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; STREPTOCOCCUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 0031557388     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1996.0824     Document Type: Article

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