FtsK-dependent and -independent pathways of Xer site-specific recombination

EMBO Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 20, 1999, Pages 5724-5734

  Recchia, Gavin D ^a   Aroyo, Mira ^a   Wolf, Daniel ^a   Blakely, Garry ^a   David, J Sherratt ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

dif; FtsK; Site specific recombination; Xer

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; DIMER; RECOMBINASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELL DIVISION; CHROMOSOME; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; HOLLIDAY JUNCTION; HYPOTHESIS; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CHROMOSOMES, BACTERIAL; DNA NUCLEOTIDYLTRANSFERASES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; INTEGRASES; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MUTATION; PLASMIDS; RECOMBINASES; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; SOS RESPONSE (GENETICS);

EID: 0033570159     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/18.20.5724     Document Type: Article

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