Measuring chromosome dynamics on different time scales using resolvases with varying half-lives

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1049-1061

  Stein, Richard A ^a   Deng, Shuang ^a   Higgins, N Patrick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA TOPOISOMERASE (ATP HYDROLYSING);

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CHROMOSOME; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CROSS LINKING; DYNAMICS; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENOME ANALYSIS; HALF LIFE TIME; MEASUREMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN;

CHROMOSOMES, BACTERIAL; DNA GYRASE; ENZYME STABILITY; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; RECOMBINASES; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; TIME FACTORS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 18444412915     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2005.04588.x     Document Type: Article

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