Transpososome dynamics and regulation in Tn10 transposition

Critical Reviews in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 407-424

  Haniford, David B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

H NS; IHF; IS10; Transposase; Transposon

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEIN; HISTONE LIKE NUCLEOID STRUCTURING PROTEIN; INTEGRATION HOST FACTOR; TRANSPOSASE;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; BACTERIOPHAGE MU; BINDING SITE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; DNA PROTEIN COMPLEX; DNA RECOMBINATION; DNA SEQUENCE; DNA STRAND; DNA SUPERCOILING; DNA TRANSPOSITION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN DNA INTERACTION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; REVIEW; TRANSPOSON; UPREGULATION;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CALCIUM; DNA; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; HEPARIN; INTEGRATION HOST FACTORS; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; TRANSPOSASES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EUKARYOTA;

EID: 33750848802     PISSN: 10409238     EISSN: 15497798     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10409230600987415     Document Type: Review

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