A unique right end-enhancer complex precedes synapsis of Mu ends: The enhancer is sequestered within the transpososome throughout transposition

EMBO Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 14, 2003, Pages 3725-3736

  Pathania, Shailja ^a   Jayaram, Makkuni ^a   Harshey, Rasika M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

AttL; Escherichia coli; Mu; Transpososome; TtR

Indexed keywords

DNA; MU TRANSPOSOSOME; NUCLEOPROTEIN; TRANSPOSASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME PAIRING; COMPLEX FORMATION; DNA CLEAVAGE; DNA STRAND; DNA SUPERCOILING; DNA TRANSFER; ENHANCER REGION; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME SUBUNIT; GENE TARGETING; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN INTERACTION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TRANSPOSON;

ATTACHMENT SITES, MICROBIOLOGICAL; BACTERIOPHAGE MU; BINDING SITES; CHROMOSOME PAIRING; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; DNA, SUPERHELICAL; ENHANCER ELEMENTS (GENETICS); INTEGRASES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; TRANSPOSASES; VIRAL PROTEINS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; PROTOZOA; TRANSPOSONS;

EID: 0041312648     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/cdg354     Document Type: Article

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