Bacterial DNA segregation by the actin-like MreB protein

Trends in Cell Biology

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 343-345

  Kruse, Thomas ^a   Gerdes, Kenn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; BACTERIAL DNA; MREB PROTEIN; TUBULIN;

BACTERIAL CHROMOSOME; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CHROMOSOME SEGREGATION; CYTOSKELETON; EUKARYOTE; GENE SEGREGATION; MITOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SHORT SURVEY;

ACTINS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CAULOBACTER CRESCENTUS; CHROMOSOME SEGREGATION; CHROMOSOMES, BACTERIAL; CYTOSKELETON; DNA, BACTERIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; REPLICATION ORIGIN; THIOUREA;

EUKARYOTA;

EID: 21744438593     PISSN: 09628924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tcb.2005.05.002     Document Type: Short Survey

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