DnaA initiator - Also a transcription factor

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Messer, W
Weigel, C
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[1] Max-Planck-Inst. fur Molec. Genetik, D-14195 Berlin (Dahlem)
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10.1046/j.1365-2958.1997.3171678.x
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
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The replication-initiator protein DnaA is ubiquitous in the eubacterial world. It binds to an asymmetric 9 bp consensus DNA sequence, the DnaA box. Besides its primary function as an initiator, it acts as a transcription factor that represses or activates several genes, or terminates transcription, depending on the location and arrangement of DnaA boxes.
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