Characterization of a prokaryotic SMC protein involved in chromosome partitioning.

doi:10.1101/gad.12.9.1254

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Characterization of a prokaryotic SMC protein involved in chromosome partitioning.

Genes & development - 1 May 1998

Britton R A, Lin D C, Grossman A D

Abstract excerpt

smc of Bacillus subtilis encodes a homolog of eukaryotic SMC proteins involved in chromosome condensation, pairing, and partitioning. A null mutation in B. subtilis smc caused a temperature-sensitive-lethal phenotype in rich medium. Under permissive conditions, the mutant had abnormal nucleoids,...

Topics

Bacillus subtilis
Bacterial Proteins
Cell Division
Chromosomes, Bacterial
Genes, Bacterial
Models, Biological
Mutation
Phenotype
Recombinant Fusion Proteins
Spores, Bacterial
Subcellular Fractions
Temperature

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