New non-detrimental DNA-binding mutants of the Escherichia coli initiator protein DnaA

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 345, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 717-730

  Asklund, M ^a   Atlung, T ^a  

^a ROSKILDE UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

ATP DnaA; DNA binding motifs; dnaA(Ts) complementation; mioC promoter regulation; mutagenic PCR

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; DNA REPLICATION INITIATION PROTEIN; MUTANT PROTEIN; PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME REPLICATION; DNA BINDING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; MUTANT; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 10044264605     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2004.10.092     Document Type: Article

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