Folded DNA in action: Hairpin formation and biological functions in prokaryotes

Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 570-588

  Bikard, David ^a,b   Loot, Céline ^a,b   Baharoglu, Zeynep ^a,b   Mazel, Didier ^a,b  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUCIFORM DNA; DNA; HELICASE; RNA; SINGLE STRANDED DNA; SINGLE STRANDED DNA BINDING PROTEIN;

BACTERIOPHAGE; BACTERIUM CONJUGATION; BACTERIUM TRANSFORMATION; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; CHROMOSOME REPLICATION; DNA HAIRPIN; DNA REPAIR; DNA REPLICATION; DNA STRAND; DNA TRANSCRIPTION; GENE INSERTION SEQUENCE; GENE TRANSFER; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENOMIC INSTABILITY; INTEGRON; MACROMOLECULE; MOLECULAR MIMICRY; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; NONHUMAN; PROKARYOTE; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; RNA TRANSCRIPTION; STRESS; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

DNA REPLICATION; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, SINGLE-STRANDED; DNA, VIRAL; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; INVERTED REPEAT SEQUENCES; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION;

PROKARYOTA;

EID: 78650095891     PISSN: 10922172     EISSN: 10985557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MMBR.00026-10     Document Type: Review

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