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Properties of the Relaxation Complexes of Supercoiled Deoxyribonucleic Acid and Protein of the R Plasmids R64, R28K, and R6K

1974; American Society for Microbiology; Volume: 120; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1128/jb.120.1.545-548.1974

ISSN

1098-5530

Autores

Yankel M. Kupersztoch-Portnoy, George L. Gabor Miklos, Donald R. Helinski,

Tópico(s)

Bacteriophages and microbial interactions

Resumo

The presence of supercoiled deoxyribonucleic acid in the form of a relaxation complex is described for the antibiotic resistance plasmids R64, R28K, and R6K. The properties of these relaxation complexes indicate that they consist of a covalently closed circular deoxyribonucleic acid molecule associated with an activable, single strand-specific endonuclease.

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