Analysis of ColE1 MbeC unveils an extended ribbon-helix-helix family of nicking accessory proteins

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 191, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1446-1455

  Varsaki, Athanasia ^a,c   Moncalián, Gabriel ^b   Del Pilar Garcillán Barcia, Maria ^b   Drainas, Constantin ^a   De La Cruz, Fernando ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; ARGININE; DNA FRAGMENT; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; PROTEIN; PROTEIN COLE1; PROTEIN MBEC; RIBBON HELIX HELIX PROTEIN; SINGLE STRANDED DNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEIN; MOB PROTEIN, BACTERIA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CLONING VECTOR; CONJUGATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA BINDING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN MOTIF; PROTEIN STABILITY; BACTERIUM CONJUGATION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; DNA REPLICATION ORIGIN; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PLASMID; START CODON;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIOCIN PLASMIDS; CODON, INITIATOR; CONJUGATION, GENETIC; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; REPLICATION ORIGIN;

EID: 62649160552     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.01342-08     Document Type: Article

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