The incC korB region of RK2 repositions a mini-RK2 replicon in Escherichia coli

Plasmid

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 195-204

  Verheust, Celine ^a   Helinski, Donald R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

F par; IncC KorB; Plasmid localization; Plasmid partitioning; RK2 mini replicon

Indexed keywords

HYBRID PROTEIN; INCC PROTEIN; KORB PROTEIN; PROTEIN; TETR EYFP FUSION PROTEIN; TRF PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CELL GROWTH; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; GENE DELETION; GENE INSERTION; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REPLICON; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BINDING SITES; CARRIER PROTEINS; CELL POLARITY; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; CHROMOSOMES, BACTERIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; GENE DELETION; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; OPEN READING FRAMES; OPERON; PLASMIDS; PROTEIN BINDING; REPLICON;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 34547815617     PISSN: 0147619X     EISSN: 10959890     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plasmid.2007.03.004     Document Type: Article

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