Extended function of plasmid partition genes: The sop system of linear phage-plasmid N15 facilitates late gene expression

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 190, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 3538-3545

  Ravin, Nikolai V ^a   Rech, Jérôme ^b   Lane, David ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOENGINEERING   (Russian Federation)

^b UMR   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA GALACTOSIDASE; HYDROLASE; PROTEIN DERIVATIVE; PROTEIN P52; SOPAB PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CB PROTEIN, N15 BACTERIOPHAGE; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEIN; SOPA PROTEIN, BACTERIA; SOPB PROTEIN, E COLI; VIRUS PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE MUTATION; INVERTED REPEAT; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; PLASMID; PLASMID N15; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHAGE; WILD TYPE; COLIPHAGE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; LYSOGENIZATION; METABOLISM; OPERON; PHYSIOLOGY; PROVIRUS; VIROLOGY; VIRUS GENE;

BACTERIOPHAGE SFX; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; COLIPHAGES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, VIRAL; GENES, VIRAL; LYSOGENY; OPERON; PLASMIDS; PROVIRUSES; VIRAL PROTEINS;

EID: 47049090429     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.01993-07     Document Type: Article

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