DNA protection by stress-induced biocrystallization

Nature

Volumn 400, Issue 6739, 1999, Pages 83-85

  Wolf, Sharon G ^a   Frenkiel, Daphna ^a   Arad, Talmon ^a   Finkeil, Steven E ^b   Kolter, Roberto ^b   Minsky, Abraham ^a  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; DPS PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CELL PROTECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLIZATION; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA INTERACTION; PROTEIN INDUCTION; STRESS;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CRYSTALLIZATION; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEAT-SHOCK PROTEINS; PROTEIN BINDING;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0033168858     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/21918     Document Type: Article

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