Characterization of a prokaryotic SMC protein involved in chromosome partitioning

Genes and Development

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 1254-1259

  Britton, Robert A ^a   Lin, Daniel Chi Hong ^a   Grossman, Alan D ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacillus subtilis; Chromosome condensation; Chromosome partitioning; Green fluorescent protein; Smc; Sporulation

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; SMC PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CELL GROWTH; CHROMOSOME CONDENSATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROKARYOTE; PROTEIN DOMAIN; SPOROGENESIS; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVE MUTANT;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BACTERIUM SUBTILIS; EUKARYOTA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0032079493     PISSN: 08909369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/gad.12.9.1254     Document Type: Article

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