The dnaAcos allele of Escherichia coli: Hyperactive initiation is caused by substitution of A184V and Y271H, resulting in defective ATP binding and aberrant DNA replication control

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 755-765

  Simmons, Lyle A ^a   Kaguni, Jon M ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; AMINO ACID; FUNGAL PROTEIN; MUTANT PROTEIN; PROTEIN DNAACOS; REGULATOR PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLELE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA REPLICATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE CONTROL; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LOCUS; MARKER GENE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DEFECT; PROTEIN MOTIF;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ALLELES; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DNA REPLICATION; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; ORIGIN RECOGNITION COMPLEX; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIRAL PROTEINS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0037238863     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.2003.03333.x     Document Type: Article

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