Mechanism of Origin Activation by Monomers of R6K-encoded π Protein

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 368, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 928-938

  Bowers, Lisa M ^a   Krüger, Ricardo ^a   Filutowicz, Marcin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

cooperativity; plasmid replication; R6K; Rep iteron interaction; replication control

Indexed keywords

MONOMER;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE INSERTION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC INCOMPATIBILITY; IN VIVO STUDY; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN INTERACTION;

EID: 34147129549     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2007.02.074     Document Type: Article

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