Resolution of Holliday junctions by RuvABC prevents dimer formation in rep mutants and UV-irradiated cells

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 180-191

  Michel, Bénédicte ^a   Recchia, Gavin D ^b,c   Penel Colin, Marion ^a   Ehrlich, S Dusko ^a   Sherratt, David J ^b  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HELICASE; PROTEIN; RESOLVASE;

CELL DIVISION; CELL MUTANT; CELL VIABILITY; CHROMOSOME; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIMERIZATION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; HOLLIDAY JUNCTION; IN VIVO STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RADIOSENSITIVITY; REVIEW; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASES; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DIMERIZATION; DNA HELICASES; DNA NUCLEOTIDYLTRANSFERASES; DNA REPAIR; DNA REPLICATION; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ENDODEOXYRIBONUCLEASES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; INTEGRASES; MUTATION; REC A RECOMBINASES; RECOMBINASES; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 0033909543     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.2000.01989.x     Document Type: Review

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