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UvrD-dependent replication of rolling-circle plasmids in Escherichia coli.
Molecular microbiology - 1 Jan 2000
Bruand C, Ehrlich S D
Abstract excerpt
The Escherichia coli UvrD helicase (or helicase II) is known for its involvement in DNA repair. We report that UvrD is required for DNA replication of several different rolling-circle plasmids in E. coli, whereas its homologue, the Rep helicase, is not. Lack of UvrD helicase does not impair the first step of plasmid replication, nicking of the double-stranded origin by the plasmid initiator protein. However,...
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