Molecular clocks reduce plasmid loss rates: The R1 case

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 297, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 179-192

  Paulsson, Johan ^a   Ehrenberg, Måns ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Kinetics; Plasmid; R1; Regulation; Stochastic

Indexed keywords

REPLICATION PROTEIN A;

ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE; CELL DIVISION; KINETICS; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REPLICON; STOCHASTIC MODEL;

EID: 0034677668     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.2000.3526     Document Type: Article

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