The chromosome partitioning proteins Soj (ParA) and Spo0J (ParB) contribute to accurate chromosome partitioning, separation of replicated sister origins, and regulation of replication initiation in Bacillus subtilis

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 853-869

  Lee, Philina S ^a,b   Grossman, Alan D ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Boston University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CHROMOSOME PROTEIN; PROTEIN PARA; PROTEIN PARB; PROTEIN SOJ; PROTEIN SPOOJ; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GENE; CHROMOSOME PARTITIONING; CHROMOSOME REPLICATION; CHROMOSOME SEGREGATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE FUNCTION; GENE INACTIVATION; GENE MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SISTER CHROMATID;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CELL CYCLE PROTEINS; CHROMOSOME SEGREGATION; CHROMOSOMES, BACTERIAL; DNA REPLICATION; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; REPLICATION ORIGIN;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 33646401543     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2006.05140.x     Document Type: Article

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