Reconstitution of a staphylococcal plasmid-protein relaxation complex in vitro

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 186, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 3374-3383

  Caryl, Jamie A ^a   Smith, Matthew C A ^a,b   Thomas, Christopher D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCESSORY PROTEIN; MAGNESIUM ION; MANGANESE; MOBA PROTEIN; MOBC PROTEIN; PLASMID DNA; POLYNUCLEOTIDE 5' HYDROXYL KINASE; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CONJUGATION; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; COMPLEX FORMATION; DNA TRANSFER; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLASMID; PLASMID PC221; PLASMID PC223; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; CONJUGATION, GENETIC; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; MAGNESIUM; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHOSPHORYLATION; PLASMIDS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; TRANS-ACTIVATORS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

EID: 2442636507     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.186.11.3374-3383.2004     Document Type: Article

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