Toxic mutations in the recA gene of E. coli prevent proper chromosome segregation

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 286, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 417-435

  Campbell, Michael J ^a   Davis, Ronald W ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

ATP hydrolysis; Catalytic turnover; Cell filamentation; Strand transferase; Subunit interaction

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; CELL KILLING; CHROMOSOME SEGREGATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENETIC SCREENING; HYDROLYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECA GENE;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0033582679     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1998.2456     Document Type: Article

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