Origin pairing ('handcuffing') and unpairing in the control of P1 plasmid replication

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 836-849

  Das, Nilangshu ^a   Chattoraj, Dhruba K ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHAPERONE; DIMER; HELICASE; MONOMER; PROTEIN DNAJ; PROTEIN DNAK; PROTEIN REPA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; BINDING SITE; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DILUTION; DISSOCIATION; GENE REPLICATION; ITERON; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DNA BINDING;

BINDING SITES; DIMERIZATION; DNA HELICASES; DNA REPLICATION; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; MACROMOLECULAR SUBSTANCES; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; PLASMIDS; PROTEIN BINDING; REPLICATION ORIGIN; TRANS-ACTIVATORS;

EID: 7644239021     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2004.04322.x     Document Type: Article

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