Host-dependent requirement for specific DnaA boxes for plasmid RK2 replication

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 490-498

  Doran, Kelly S ^a   Helinski, Donald R ^a   Konleczny, Igor ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GDA SK   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA A; DNA B; DNA BINDING PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; AZOTOBACTER VINELANDII; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA REPLICATION; DNA REPLICATION ORIGIN; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DNA HELICASES; DNA REPLICATION; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; MUTATION; PLASMIDS; REGULATORY SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID; REPLICATION ORIGIN;

AZOTOBACTER VINELANDII; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA;

EID: 0032767480     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1999.01491.x     Document Type: Article

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