Effect of the CopB Auxiliary Replication Control System on Stability of Maintenance of Par+ Plasmid R1

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 186, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 207-211

  Olsson, Jan A ^a   Paulsson, Johan ^a,b   Nordström, Kurt ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BACTERIAL RNA; MESSENGER RNA; PROTEIN COPB; REPRESSOR PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE REPLICATION; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PLASMID R1; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REPLICON;

DNA HELICASES; DNA REPLICATION; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; GENE DOSAGE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; PLASMIDS; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); PROTEINS; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; TRANS-ACTIVATORS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0346991730     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.186.1.207-211.2004     Document Type: Article

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