An abundant DNA binding protein from the hyperthermophilic archaeon Sulfolobus shibatae affects DNA supercoiling in a temperature-dependent fashion

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 182, Issue 14, 2000, Pages 3929-3933

  Xue, Hong ^a   Guo, Rong ^a   Wen, Yunfei ^a   Liu, Danxu ^a   Huang, Li ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; DNA BINDING PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; DNA SUPERCOILING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; SULFOLOBUS; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARCHAEAL PROTEINS; DNA, ARCHAEAL; DNA, SUPERHELICAL; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; HEAT; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; PROTEIN BINDING; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SULFOLOBUS;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SULFOLOBUS; SULFOLOBUS SHIBATAE;

EID: 0033917479     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.182.14.3929-3933.2000     Document Type: Article

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