dnaX36 mutator of Escherichia coli: Effects of the τ subunit of the DNA polymerase III holoenzyme on chromosomal DNA replication fidelity

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 193, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 296-300

  Gawel, Damian ^a,b   Jonczyk, Piotr ^b   Fijalkowska, Iwona J ^b   Schaaper, Roel M ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOPHYSICS   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; DNA DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE ALPHA; DNA DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE GAMMA; DNA POLYMERASE; DNA POLYMERASE IV; DNAX36 PROTEIN; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEIN; HOLOENZYME; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CHROMOSOME; BACTERIAL GENE; CHROMOSOME REPLICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA REPLICATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE MUTATION; MUTATOR GENE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS;

CHROMOSOMES, BACTERIAL; DNA POLYMERASE III; DNA REPLICATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; MUTATION; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 78650123216     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: 10985530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.01191-10     Document Type: Article

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