Lack of SeqA focus formation, specific DNA binding and proper protein multimerization in the Escherichia coli sequestration mutant seqA2

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 619-632

  Fossum, Solveig ^a   Søreide, Sølvi ^a,b   Skarstad, Kirsten ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b Norwegian Pharmacy Association   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; MUTANT PROTEIN; PROTEIN SEQA2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA BINDING; DNA METHYLATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; WILD TYPE;

BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DIMERIZATION; DNA METHYLATION; DNA REPLICATION; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; MUTATION; ORIGIN RECOGNITION COMPLEX; REPLICATION ORIGIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; VIRAL PROTEINS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0037238336     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.2003.t01-1-03329.x     Document Type: Article

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