What is the mechanism of ParA-mediated DNA movement?

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 9-12

  Howard, Martin ^a   Gerdes, Kenn ^b  

^a JOHN INNES CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE PARA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CELL DIVISION; CHROMOSOME SEGREGATION; ENZYME PHOSPHORYLATION; NONHUMAN; NOTE; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA BINDING;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASES; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; DNA, BACTERIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; PLASMIDS;

PROKARYOTA;

EID: 77957226071     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2010.07316.x     Document Type: Note

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