Relaxases and plasmid transfer in gram-negative bacteria

Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 413, Issue , 2017, Pages 93-113

  Zechner, Ellen L ^a   Moncalián, Gabriel ^b   de la Cruz, Fernando ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^b University of Cantabria   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bacterial conjugation; Bacterial type IV secretion; Conjugative DNA processing; DNA helicase; Plasmid; Relaxase

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; DNA HELICASE; RELAXASE; RELAXOSOME; TYROSINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BACTERIAL DNA;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; BACTERIUM CONJUGATION; BIOCHEMISTRY; CELL MIGRATION; DNA BINDING; DNA CLEAVAGE; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; ENZYME REGULATION; ENZYME STRUCTURE; GENE TRANSFER; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN AGGREGATION; PROTEIN DNA INTERACTION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; TYPE IV SECRETION SYSTEM;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CONJUGATION, GENETIC; DNA, BACTERIAL; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; PLASMIDS;

EID: 85044281593     PISSN: 0070217X     EISSN: 21969965     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-75241-9_4     Document Type: Chapter

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