Topo IV is the topoisomerase that knots and unknots sister duplexes during DNA replication

Nucleic Acids Research

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 3563-3573

  López, Virginia ^a   Martínez Robles, María Luisa ^a   Hernández, Pablo ^a   Krimer, Dora B ^a   Schvartzman, Jorge B ^a  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA TOPOISOMERASE (ATP HYDROLYSING); DNA TOPOISOMERASE IV; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA;

AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITOMETRY; DNA REPLICATION; DNA STRAND; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TWO DIMENSIONAL AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS;

DNA REPLICATION; DNA TOPOISOMERASE IV; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, CATENATED; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION;

PROKARYOTA;

EID: 84860381368     PISSN: 03051048     EISSN: 13624962     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkr1237     Document Type: Article

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