TrfA dimers play a role in copy-number control of RK2 replication

Gene

Volumn 223, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 205-211

  Toukdarian, Aresa E ^a   Helinski, Donald R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Broad host range plasmid; Copy up mutants; Handcuffing; Iterons

Indexed keywords

DIMER; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; MONOMER; MUTANT PROTEIN;

CELL TRANSFORMATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DNA REPLICATION ORIGIN; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; GENE CONTROL; GENE MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REPLICON;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DIMERIZATION; DNA REPLICATION; DNA, BACTERIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; GENE DOSAGE; GENES, SUPPRESSOR; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; PLASMIDS; REPLICATION ORIGIN;

OTIS;

EID: 0032570053     PISSN: 03781119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1119(98)00370-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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