Interaction of the FimB integrase with the fimS invertible DNA element in Escherichia coli in vivo and in vitro

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 182, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 2953-2959

  Burns, Lesley S ^a   Smith, Stephen G J ^a   Dorman, Charles J ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; INTEGRASE; PROTEIN FIMB; PROTEIN FIME; RECOMBINASE; TYROSINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA INTERACTION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CATALYTIC DOMAIN; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; INTEGRASES; INVERSION, CHROMOSOME; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; REPETITIVE SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID; REPRESSOR PROTEINS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0034015069     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.182.10.2953-2959.2000     Document Type: Article

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