Control of plasmid DMA replication by iterons: No longer paradoxical

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 467-476

  Chattoraj, Dhruba K ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL GROWTH; DNA REPLICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE CONTROL; ITERON; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; REVIEW;

DNA REPLICATION; DNA, BACTERIAL; PLASMIDS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0033868538     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.2000.01986.x     Document Type: Article

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