Host factor titration by chromosomal R-loops as a mechanism for runaway plasmid replication in transcription termination-defective mutants of Escherichia coli

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 332, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 31-46

  Harinarayanan, R ^a,b   Gowrishankar, J ^b  

^a CENTRE FOR CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY   (India)

^b CENTRE FOR DNA FINGERPRINTING AND DIAGNOSTICS   (India)

Author keywords

nusG; Plasmid replication; R loops; rho; Transcription termination

Indexed keywords

RHO FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CHROMOSOME DAMAGE; CHROMOSOME STRUCTURE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE MUTATION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GENE REPLICATION; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC STRAIN; IN VIVO STUDY; LETHALITY; LOW TEMPERATURE; NONHUMAN; NULL ALLELE; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STABILITY; TITRIMETRY; TRANSCRIPTION TERMINATION; WILD TYPE;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; PLASMID R;

EID: 0043237757     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-2836(03)00753-8     Document Type: Article

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