A ring for a warhead Page 1 HOMOLOGOUS RECOMBINATION A ring for a warhead The
active 'warhead' RuvB of the Escherichia coli protein that catalyzes the branch-migration step of …

Bacterial conjugation, transfer of a single conjugative plasmid strand between bacteria,
diversifies prokaryotic genomes and disseminates antibiotic resistance genes. As a …

The E. coli RuvC protein resolves Holliday junctions during genetic recombination and
postreplication repair. Using recombination intermediates made by RecA protein, we have …

Two essential transfer genes of the conjugative plasmid RP4 were altered by site-directed
mutagenesis: traG of the primase operon and traI of the relaxase operon. To evaluate effects …

Homologous recombination is a fundamental cellular process that rearranges genes within
and between chromosomes, promotes DNA repair, and guides segregation of chromosomes …

Transfer of plasmid RP4 during bacterial conjugation requires the plasmid-encoded TraJ
protein, which binds to the transfer origin (Fürste, JP, Pansegrau, W., Ziegelin, G., Kröger, M …

Conjugative DNA transfer of the self-transmissible broad-host-range plasmid RP4 is initiated
by strand-and site-specific cleavage at the nick site (nic) of the transfer origin (oriT) …

The tyrosine family site-specific recombinases XerC and XerD convert dimers of the
Escherichia coli chromosome and many natural plasmids to monomers. The …

In homologous recombination in bacteria, the RuvAB Holliday junction-specific helicase
catalyzes Holliday junction branch migration, and the RuvC Holliday junction resolvase …

Background Tn3 and γδ resolvases are very similar to each other, and perform the same
function for their respective transposons (Fig. 3.1a; Grindley, 2002). Replicative …