High-affinity binding sites for the initiator protein DnaA on the chromosome of Escherichia coli

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 395-401

  Roth, Angelika ^a   Messer, Walter ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MOLECULAR GENETICS   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INITIATION FACTOR;

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME; CONSENSUS SEQUENCE; DNA BINDING; DNA REPLICATION ORIGIN; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MAGNETIC FIELD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TECHNIQUE;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BINDING SITES; CHROMOSOMES, BACTERIAL; DNA REPLICATION; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ELECTROPHORESIS, AGAR GEL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0031897521     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1998.00813.x     Document Type: Article

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