Interactions of the integrase protein of the conjugative transposon Tn916 with its specific DNA binding sites

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 181, Issue 19, 1999, Pages 6114-6123

  Jia, Yunhua ^a   Churchward, Gordon ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHIMERIC PROTEIN; DNA; INTEGRASE; MALTOSE BINDING PROTEIN; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA BINDING; ELECTROPHORETIC MOBILITY; GEL MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; METHYLATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN INTERACTION; TRANSPOSON;

ANIMALIA; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0032845947     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.19.6114-6123.1999     Document Type: Article

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