The integrase of the conjugative transposon Tn916 directs strand- and sequence-specific cleavage of the origin of conjugal transfer, oriT, by the endonuclease Orf20

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 188, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 2207-2213

  Rocco, Jennifer M ^a   Churchward, Gordon ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2',3' DIDEOXYADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; DINUCLEOTIDE; ENDONUCLEASE; HYDROXYL GROUP; INTEGRASE; MALTOSE BINDING PROTEIN; PROTEIN ORF20; PROTEIN ORIT; RECOMBINASE; TRANSFERASE; TYROSINE RECOMBINASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHIMERA; DNA TRANSFER; ISOTOPE LABELING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; TRANSPOSON; TRANSPOSON TN916;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BASE SEQUENCE; CONJUGATION, GENETIC; DNA NUCLEOTIDYLTRANSFERASES; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; DNA, BACTERIAL; INTEGRASES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; REPLICATION ORIGIN; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 33644862811     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.188.6.2207-2213.2006     Document Type: Article

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