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The eclipse period of Escherichia coli.
The EMBO journal - 15 Nov 2000
von Freiesleben U, Krekling M A, Hansen F G, Løbner-Olesen A
Abstract excerpt
The minimal time between successive initiations on the same origin (the eclipse) in Escherichia coli was determined to be approximately 25-30 min. An inverse relationship was found between the length of the eclipse and the amount of Dam methyltransferase in the cell, indicating that the eclipse corresponds to the period of origin hemimethylation. The SeqA protein was absolutely required for the eclipse, and DnaA...
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