Analysis of Escherichia coli RecA interactions with LexA, λ CI, and UmuD by site-directed mutagenesis of recA

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 182, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1659-1670

  Mustard, Julie A ^a,c   Little, John W ^a,b  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

^b University of Arizona   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; PROTEINASE;

ARTICLE; COMPLEX FORMATION; COMPUTER MODEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; DNA-DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MUTAGENESIS, SITE-DIRECTED; PLASMIDS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; REC A RECOMBINASES; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; SERINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; SULFUR RADIOISOTOPES; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; VIRAL PROTEINS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BACTERIOPHAGE LAMBDA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0034090729     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.182.6.1659-1670.2000     Document Type: Article

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