Asymmetric activation of Xer site-specific recombination by FtsK

EMBO Reports

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 399-404

  Massey, Thomas H ^a   Aussel, Laurent ^a,c   Barre, François Xavier ^a,b   Sherratt, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UPS   (France)

^c AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

FstK; Site specific recombination; XerCD

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; CELL CYCLE PROTEIN; DNA FRAGMENT; RECOMBINASE; TYROSINE;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CHROMOSOME PAIRING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; GENE TRANSLOCATION; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; HOLLIDAY JUNCTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN HYDROLYSIS; SYNAPSE;

DNA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; INTEGRASES; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 2442543553     PISSN: 1469221X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.embor.7400116     Document Type: Article

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