DNA supercoiling and the Lrp protein determine the directionality of fim switch DNA inversion in Eschenchia coli K-12

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 188, Issue 15, 2006, Pages 5356-5363

  Kelly, Arlene ^a   Conway, Colin ^a   Cróinín, Tadhg Ó ^a   Smith, Stephen G J ^a   Dorman, Charles J ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; DNA TOPOISOMERASE (ATP HYDROLYSING); FIMB INTEGRASE; INTEGRASE; NOVOBIOCIN; PROTEIN LRP; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BINDING SITE; CATALYSIS; DNA SUPERCOILING; ENZYME INHIBITION; ESCHERICHIA COLI K 12; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; INVERTED REPEAT; LRP GENE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN FAMILY;

DNA NUCLEOTIDYLTRANSFERASES; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, SUPERHELICAL; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI K12; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; FIMBRIAE PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; INTEGRASES; INVERSION, CHROMOSOME; LEUCINE-RESPONSIVE REGULATORY PROTEIN; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 33746589132     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.00344-06     Document Type: Article

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