Mutant DnaA proteins defective in duplex opening of oriC, the origin of chromosomal DNA replication in Escherichia coli

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 454-462

  Takata, Makoto ^a   Guo, Lei ^a,b   Katayama, Tsutomu ^a   Hase, Masakazu ^a,c   Seyama, Yousuke ^b   Miki, Takeyoshi ^a   Sekimizu, Kazuhisa ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; BACTERIAL DNA; DNA REPLICATION INITIATION PROTEIN; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; MUTANT PROTEIN; PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CHROMOSOME REPLICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DENATURATION; DNA REPLICATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ASPERGILLUS NUCLEASE S1; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; COLD; DNA REPLICATION; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MUTATION; ORIGIN RECOGNITION COMPLEX; VIRAL PROTEINS;

EID: 0033959319     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.2000.01722.x     Document Type: Article

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