Plasmid partitioning and the spreading of P1 partition protein ParB

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1215-1223

  Rodionov, Oleg ^a   Yarmolinsky, Michael ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; PROTEIN PAR B; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CENTROMERE; DNA FLANKING REGION; GENE CONSTRUCT; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHAGE; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CROSS LINKING; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; WILD TYPE;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIOPHAGE P1; CELL DIVISION; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; PLASMIDS; VIRAL PROTEINS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 3142740459     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2004.04055.x     Document Type: Article

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