A Key Presynaptic Role in Transformation for a Widespread Bacterial Protein: DprA Conveys Incoming ssDNA to RecA

Cell

Volumn 130, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 824-836

  Mortier Barrière, Isabelle ^a   Velten, Marion ^b   Dupaigne, Pauline ^c,d   Mirouze, Nicolas ^a,b   Piétrement, Olivier ^c,d   McGovern, Stephen ^b   Fichant, Gwennaele ^a   Martin, Bernard ^a   Noirot, Philippe ^b   Le Cam, Eric ^c,d   Polard, Patrice ^b   Claverys, Jean Pierre ^a  

^a UPS   (France)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

^c CNRS   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

Author keywords

DNA; MICROBIO

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BINDING PROTEIN; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; PROTEIN DPRA; PROTEIN SMF; RECA PROTEIN; SINGLE STRANDED DNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SUPERCOILING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; NONHUMAN; PRESYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 34447325120     PISSN: 00928674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2007.07.038     Document Type: Article

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