Formation of knots in partially replicated DNA molecules

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 286, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 637-643

  Sogo, José M ^a   Stasiak, Andrzej ^b   Martínez Robles, María Luisa ^c   Krimer, Dora B ^c   Hernández, Pablo ^c   Schvartzman, Jorge B ^c  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^c CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS   (Spain)

Author keywords

ColE1 origin of replication; DNA knotting; DNA replication; DNA topology; Topoisomerases

Indexed keywords

DNA TOPOISOMERASE;

ARTICLE; DNA CONFORMATION; DNA HELIX; DNA REPLICATION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0033605230     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1998.2510     Document Type: Article

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