Regulated phase transitions of bacterial chromatin: A non-enzymatic pathway for generic DNA protection

EMBO Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 1184-1191

  Frenkiel Krispin, Daphna ^a   Levin Zaidman, Smadar ^a   Shimoni, Eyal ^a   Wolf, Sharon G ^a   Wachtel, Ellen J ^a   Arad, Talmon ^a   Finkel, Steven E ^b,c   Kolter, Roberto ^b   Minsky, Abraham ^a  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biocrystallization; DNA segregation; Dps; Starvation; Virulence

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CHROMATIN; DNA DAMAGE; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PHASE TRANSITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; STARVATION; STRESS; TRANSACTIVATION;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CHOLESTEROL; CHROMATIN; CRYSTALLIZATION; CYTOPROTECTION; DNA DAMAGE; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; IONS; MAGNESIUM; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; SCATTERING, RADIATION; X-RAYS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0035283138     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/20.5.1184     Document Type: Article

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