Acidic phospholipids inhibit the DNA-binding activity of DnaA protein, the initiator of chromosomal DNA replication in Escherichia coli

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 245-256

  Makise, Masaki ^a   Mima, Shinji ^a   Katsu, Takashi ^a   Tsuchiya, Tomofusa ^a   Mizushima, Tohru ^a,b  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENINE NUCLEOTIDE; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; CARDIOLIPIN; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE I; PHOSPHATIDYLGLYCEROL; PHOSPHOLIPID DERIVATIVE; PROTEIN; PROTEIN ORIC; REPLICATION INITIATOR PROTEIN DNAA; SATURATED FATTY ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNSATURATED FATTY ACID;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; BINDING SITE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA FOOTPRINTING; DNA PROTEIN COMPLEX; DNA REPLICATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MEMBRANE FLUIDITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA BINDING;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BINDING SITES; CELL MEMBRANE; DNA FOOTPRINTING; DNA REPLICATION; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ORIGIN RECOGNITION COMPLEX; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; VIRAL PROTEINS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0036035220     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.2002.03161.x     Document Type: Article

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