Article
F plasmid CcdB killer protein: ccdB gene mutants coding for non-cytotoxic proteins which retain their regulatory functions.
Molecular microbiology - 1 Mar 1995
Bahassi E M, Salmon M A, Van Melderen L, Bernard P, Couturier M
Abstract excerpt
The ccd locus of the F plasmid codes for two gene products, CcdA and CcdB, which contribute to the plasmid's high stability by post-segregational killing of plasmid-free bacteria. Like the quinolones, the CcdB protein is a poison of the DNA-topoisomerase II complexes, while CcdA acts as an antido...
Topics
- Bacterial Proteins
- Bacterial Toxins
- Base Sequence
- DNA Mutational Analysis
- DNA, Bacterial
- Escherichia coli
- F Factor
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Mutation
- Operator Regions, Genetic
- Repressor Proteins
- Suppression, Genetic