Bacterial mitosis: Partitioning protein ParA oscillates in spiral-shaped structures and positions plasmids at mid-cell

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 385-398

  Ebersbach, Gitte ^a   Gerdes, Kenn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; PROTEIN; PROTEIN PARA; PROTEIN PARC; PROTEINASE ACTIVATED RECEPTOR 2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; MITOSIS; NONHUMAN; OSCILLATION; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DNA, BACTERIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; LUMINESCENT PROTEINS; MITOSIS; PLASMIDS; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 1942468854     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2004.04002.x     Document Type: Article

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