The uvp1 gene on the R46 plasmid encodes a resolvase that catalyzes site-specific resolution involving the 5'-conserved segment of the adjacent integron In1

Molecular and General Genetics

Volumn 258, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 404-411

  Tosini, F ^a   Venanzi, S ^a   Boschi, A ^a   Battaglia, P A ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

Integron; R46 plasmid; Resolvase; Site specific recombination; uvp1 gene

Indexed keywords

DNA FRAGMENT; RESOLVASE;

ARTICLE; DNA RECOMBINATION; GENE CASSETTE; INTEGRON; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; BINDING SITES; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; INTEGRASES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PLASMIDS; RECOMBINASES; RESTRICTION MAPPING; TRANSPOSASES; TRANSPOSON RESOLVASES;

EID: 0031810951     PISSN: 00268925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004380050748     Document Type: Article

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