Decatenation of DNA circles by FtsK-dependent Xer site-specific recombination

EMBO Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 23, 2003, Pages 6399-6407

  Ip, Stephen C Y ^a   Bregu, Migena ^a   Barre, François Xavier ^a,b   Sherratt, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Chromosome segregation; Decatenation; FtsK; XerCD

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; DIMER; DNA TOPOISOMERASE; MONOMER; PROTEIN FTSK; PROTEIN XERCD; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CHROMOSOME; CHROMOSOME PAIRING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA HELIX; DNA RECOMBINATION; DNA REPLICATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION;

BINDING SITES; DIMERIZATION; DNA REPLICATION; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, CATENATED; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; INTEGRASES; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MODELS, GENETIC; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0347504849     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/cdg589     Document Type: Article

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