Evidence from terminal recombination gradients that FtsK uses replichore polarity to control chromosome terminus positioning at division in Escherichia coli

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 184, Issue 14, 2002, Pages 3801-3807

  Corre, Jacqueline ^a   Louarn, Jean Michel ^a  

^a Université Toulouse III Paul Sabatier   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; PROTEIN FTSK; PROTEIN XERC; PROTEIN XERD; RECOMBINASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CELL DIVISION; CELL POLARITY; CHROMOSOMAL LOCALIZATION; CHROMOSOME ARM; DNA DAMAGE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENETIC REGULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHAGE; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN MOTIF;

CHROMOSOMES, BACTERIAL; DNA DAMAGE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0036299640     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.184.14.3801-3807.2002     Document Type: Article

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