Molecular basis of gyrase poisoning by the addiction toxin CcdB

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 348, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1091-1102

  Dao Thi, Minh Hoa ^a   Van Melderen, Laurence ^b   De Genst, Erwin ^a   Afif, Hassan ^b   Buts, Lieven ^a   Wyns, Lode ^a   Loris, Remy ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

CcdB; Gyrase addiction system; Plasmid addiction; Programmed cell death; Toxin antitoxin systems

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; BACTERIAL TOXIN; CYSTINE; DNA TOPOISOMERASE (ATP HYDROLYSING); DNA TOPOISOMERASE (ATP HYDROLYSING) A; PROTEIN SUBUNIT; TOXIN CCD B; TRYPTOPHAN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CELL DEATH; CELL PROTECTION; COVALENT BOND; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DIMERIZATION; DNA ADDUCT; DNA REPLICATION; DNA STRAND; DNA TRANSCRIPTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MOLECULAR MIMICRY; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STABILITY; TOXIN STRUCTURE;

EID: 18044374122     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2005.03.049     Document Type: Article

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