Replication of R6K γ origin in vitro: Discrete start sites for DNA synthesis dependent on π and its copy-up variants

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 282, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 775-787

  Chen, Dongzhao ^a   Feng, Jin ^a   Krüger, Ricardo ^a   Urh, Marjeta ^a   Inman, Ross B ^a   Filutowicz, Marcin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Copy up; In vitro replication; Initiator; origin; protein

Indexed keywords

PLASMID DNA;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA REPLICATION; DNA REPLICATION ORIGIN; DNA SYNTHESIS; DNA TEMPLATE; GENE LOCUS; GENE MAPPING; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA BINDING;

EID: 0032475810     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1998.2055     Document Type: Article

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