Escherichia coli SeqA protein affects DNA topology and inhibits open complex formation at oriC

EMBO Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 17, 1999, Pages 4882-4888

  Torheim, Norunn K ^a   Skarstad, Kirsten ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Escherichia coli; Initiation of DNA replication; Open complex formation by DnaA; SeqA; Supercoiling

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; DNA A; PERMANGANATE POTASSIUM; PLASMID DNA;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA REPLICATION ORIGIN; DNA STRUCTURE; DNA SUPERCOILING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA BINDING;

BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CHLOROQUINE; DNA REPLICATION; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, SUPERHELICAL; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; MODELS, GENETIC; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; PLASMIDS; POTASSIUM PERMANGANATE; REPLICATION ORIGIN; TEMPERATURE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 0033200099     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/18.17.4882     Document Type: Article

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