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Plasmid P1 RepA is homologous to the F plasmid RepE class of initiators.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 13 Feb 2004
Sharma Suveena, Sathyanarayana Bangalore K, Bird Jeremy G, Hoskins Joel R, Lee Byungkook, Wickner Sue
Abstract excerpt
DNA replication of plasmid P1 requires a plasmid-encoded origin DNA-binding protein, RepA. RepA is an inactive dimer and is converted by molecular chaperones into an active monomer that binds RepA binding sites. Although the sequence of RepA is not homologous to that of F plasmid RepE, we found by using fold-recognition programs that RepA shares structural homology with RepE and built a model based on the RepE...
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