A DNA architectural protein couples cellular physiology and DNA topology in Escherichia coli

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 953-964

  Schneider, Robert ^a   Travers, Andrew ^b   Kutateladze, Tamara ^c   Muskhelishvili, Georgi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b MRC LABORATORY OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^c Institute of Molecular Biology and Biological Physics   (Georgia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; CELL ENZYME; DNA TOPOISOMERASE; DNA TOPOISOMERASE (ATP HYDROLYSING);

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA BINDING; DNA CONFORMATION; DNA FOOTPRINTING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE REPRESSION; GROWTH CURVE; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0033404486     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1999.01656.x     Document Type: Article

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