Biochemical and cellular characterization of Helicobacter pylori RecA, a protein with high-level constitutive expression

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 193, Issue 23, 2011, Pages 6490-6497

  Orillard, Emilie ^a   Radicella, J Pablo ^a   Marsin, Stéphanie ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE RADIOPROTECTION ET DE SÛRETÉ NUCLÉAIRE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4',6 DIAMIDINO 2 PHENYLINDOLE; DNA; RECA PROTEIN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CELL GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; DNA RECOMBINATION; DNA REPAIR; GENE INACTIVATION; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; ANIMAL; ENZYMOLOGY; GAMMA RADIATION; GENE DOSAGE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; RADIATION EXPOSURE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; HELICOBACTER PYLORI;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; GAMMA RAYS; GENE DOSAGE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; REC A RECOMBINASES; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 84855376985     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: 10985530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.05646-11     Document Type: Article

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