Interactions of Phage Mu Enhancer and Termini that Specify the Assembly of a Topologically Unique Interwrapped Transpososome

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 372, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 382-396

  Yin, Zhiqi ^a   Suzuki, Asaka ^a   Lou, Zheng ^a   Jayaram, Makkuni ^a   Harshey, Rasika M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA topology; enhancer; Mu DNA transposition; transposase; transpososome assembly

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOPHAGE DNA; TRANSPOSASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE MU; DNA CONFORMATION; DNA TRANSPOSITION; ENHANCER REGION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA INTERACTION; TRANSPOSOSOME;

ENTEROBACTERIA PHAGE MU;

EID: 34547939484     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2007.06.086     Document Type: Article

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