Deletion of the topoisomerase III gene in the hyperthermophilic archaeon Sulfolobus islandicus results in slow growth and defects in cell cycle control

Journal of Genetics and Genomics

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 253-259

  Li, Xiyang ^a   Guo, Li ^a   Deng, Ling ^b   Feng, Deqin ^a   Ren, Yi ^a   Chu, Yindi ^a   She, Qunxin ^b   Huang, Li ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Hyperthermophilic archaea; Phenotype; Sulfolobus islandicus; TopA deletion; Topoisomerase III

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE REGULATION; CELL DIVISION; CELL MUTANT; CHROMOSOME SEGREGATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; GENE; GENE DELETION; GENOME; HYPERTHERMOPHILIC ARCHAEON; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; SULFOLOBUS ISLANDICUS; TOPOISOMERASE III GENE; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; TYPE STRAIN; WILD TYPE;

CELL CYCLE; CELL DIVISION; DNA TOPOISOMERASES, TYPE I; GENE DELETION; SULFOLOBUS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

ARCHAEA; SULFOLOBUS ISLANDICUS;

EID: 79959375297     PISSN: 16738527     EISSN: 18735533     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jgg.2011.05.001     Document Type: Article

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