Mapping of functional domains in F plasmid partition proteins reveals a bipartite SopB-recognition domain in SopA

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 329, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 875-889

  Ravin, Nikolai V ^a   Rech, Jérôme ^b   Lane, David ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOENGINEERING   (Russian Federation)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Autoregulation; Bacteriophage N15; Domain swapping; F plasmid; Partition

Indexed keywords

HELIX LOOP HELIX PROTEIN; PROTEIN; SOPA PROTEIN; SOPB PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELL DIVISION; CENTROMERE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HYBRID; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PHENOTYPE; PLASMID; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN MOTIF; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; REPLICON; WESTERN BLOTTING; YEAST;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0038545473     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-2836(03)00525-4     Document Type: Article

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