TrwC-mediated site-specific recombination is controlled by host factors altering local DNA topology

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 189, Issue 24, 2007, Pages 9037-9043

  César, Carolina Elvira ^b   Llosa, Matxalen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA   (Spain)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; INTEGRATION HOST FACTOR; PROTEIN; SINGLE STRANDED DNA; TRWA PROTEIN; TWRC PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONFORMATION; CONJUGATION; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION;

CONJUGATION, GENETIC; DNA NUCLEOTIDYLTRANSFERASES; DNA, BACTERIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; GENE DELETION; INTEGRATION HOST FACTORS; PLASMIDS; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; REPRESSOR PROTEINS;

EID: 37449007751     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.01152-07     Document Type: Article

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