Replication initiator DnaA interacts with an anti-terminator NusG in T. tengcongensis

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 371, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 573-577

  Liu, Jingfang ^a,b   Pei, Huadong ^a,c   Mei, Shuangshuang ^a,b   Li, Jie ^a,b   Zhou, Ligang ^a,b   Xiang, Hua ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Co immunoprecipitation; DnaA; NusG; Protein interaction; Surface plasmon resonance (SPR); T. tengcongensis; Yeast two hybrid

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; N UTILIZATION FACTOR G; REPLICATION INITIATOR PROTEIN DNAA;

ARTICLE; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN INTERACTION; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE; THERMOANAEROBACTER; THERMOANAEROBACTER TENGCONGENSIS;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DNA REPLICATION; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; PEPTIDE ELONGATION FACTORS; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE; THERMOANAEROBACTER; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; TWO-HYBRID SYSTEM TECHNIQUES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); THERMOANAEROBACTER TENGCONGENSIS;

EID: 43549108134     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: 10902104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2008.04.131     Document Type: Article

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