In vivo DNase I sensitivity of the Streptomyces coelicolor chromosome correlates with gene expression: Implications for bacterial chromosome structure

Nucleic Acids Research

Volumn 34, Issue 19, 2006, Pages 5395-5401

  McArthur, Michael ^a   Bibb, Mervyn ^a  

^a JOHN INNES CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE I; DNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CHROMOSOME; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GENOME; CHROMOSOME STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA TRANSCRIPTION; FRACTIONATION; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; IN VIVO STUDY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOMYCES COELICOLOR;

CHROMOSOMES, FUNGAL; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE I; GENES, FUNGAL; STREPTOMYCES COELICOLOR; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STREPTOMYCES COELICOLOR;

EID: 33751011629     PISSN: 03051048     EISSN: 13624962     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkl649     Document Type: Article

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