Replication Termination: Mechanism of Polar Arrest Revealed

Current Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 17, 2006, Pages

  Kaplan, Daniel L ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; DNA REPLICATION TERMINUS SITE BINDING PROTEIN, E COLI; DNA REPLICATION TERMINUS SITE-BINDING PROTEIN, E COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEIN; HELICASE;

DNA REPLICATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SHORT SURVEY;

DNA HELICASES; DNA REPLICATION; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 33750613432     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2006.08.013     Document Type: Short Survey

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