SMC proteins in bacteria: Condensation motors for chromosome segregation?

Biochimie

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 53-59

  Graumann, Peter L ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bacillus subtilis; Chromosome segregation; E. coli; Sister chromatids; SMC proteins

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; BACTERIAL DNA; CHROMOSOME PROTEIN; DNA TOPOISOMERASE;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL CHROMOSOME; CELL CYCLE; CHROMOSOME CONDENSATION; CHROMOSOME MUTATION; DNA BINDING; DNA RECOMBINATION; DNA REPAIR; DNA STRAND; DNA SUPERCOILING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MOLECULAR MODEL; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SISTER CHROMATID;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUKARYOTA;

EID: 0035119398     PISSN: 03009084     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0300-9084(00)01218-9     Document Type: Review

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