The cytoplasmic domain of FtsK protein is required for resolution of chromosome dimers

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 579-583

  Steiner, Walter ^a   Liu, Guowen ^b   Donachie, William D ^b   Kuempel, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOPLASM PROTEIN; DIMER;

ARTICLE; CELL DIVISION; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN;

BINDING SITES; CHROMOSOMES, BACTERIAL; CYTOPLASM; DIMERIZATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC;

EID: 0032927732     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1999.01198.x     Document Type: Article

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