The F-plasmid Tral protein contains three functional domains required for conjugative DNA strand transfer

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 187, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 697-706

  Matson, Steven W ^a   Ragonese, Heather ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; HELICASE; DNA; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEIN; F FACTOR; TRAI PROTEIN, E COLI;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; DNA STRAND; DNA TRANSFER; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME MECHANISM; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN MOTIF; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; TRANSESTERIFICATION; WILD TYPE; BACTERIUM CONJUGATION; GENE DELETION; GENE TRANSFER; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE; TRANSPORT AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA;

BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CONJUGATION, GENETIC; DNA; DNA HELICASES; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; F FACTOR; GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; SEQUENCE DELETION;

EID: 11844253289     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.187.2.697-706.2005     Document Type: Article

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