Unique organization of the dnA region from Prochlorococcus marinus CCMP1375, a marine cyanobacterium

Molecular and General Genetics

Volumn 257, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 534-541

  Richter, S ^a,c   Hess, W R ^b   Krause, M ^a   Messer, W ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MOLECULAR GENETICS   (Germany)

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Biotinylated fusion proteins; DNA binding domain; gor; oriC; Replication initiation

Indexed keywords

ABC TRANSPORTER; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; DNA REPLICATION INITIATION FACTOR; GENE PRODUCT; GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; DNAA PROTEIN, BACTERIA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GENE; BINDING SITE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYANOBACTERIUM; DNA BINDING; DNA FLANKING REGION; DNA REPLICATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE STRUCTURE; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; DNA REPLICATION ORIGIN; GENETICS; MOLECULAR GENETICS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

PROCHLOROCOCCUS MARINUS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; CYANOBACTERIA; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; REPLICATION ORIGIN; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

EID: 0031596672     PISSN: 00268925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004380050679     Document Type: Article

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