Abstract
This review summarises current information on the site-specific recombinases encoded by the plasmids of the Gram-positive bacteria that have low guanine and cytosine content in their DNA. It focuses on the peculiar biological features of the recombination systems encoded by the theta-replicating plasmids and compares them with the site-specific recombinases encoded by transposons or plasmids originally isolated from Gram-negative bacteria.
Publication types
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Comparative Study
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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Review
MeSH terms
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Amino Acid Sequence
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Bacterial Proteins / genetics
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Binding Sites / genetics
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DNA Nucleotidyltransferases / genetics
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DNA Replication
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DNA, Bacterial / biosynthesis
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DNA, Bacterial / genetics
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DNA-Binding Proteins / genetics
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Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial
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Gram-Positive Bacteria / genetics*
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Gram-Positive Bacteria / metabolism
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Molecular Sequence Data
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Plasmids / biosynthesis
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Plasmids / genetics*
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Protein Binding / genetics
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Recombination, Genetic*
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Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
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Transposases
Substances
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Bacterial Proteins
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DNA, Bacterial
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DNA-Binding Proteins
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DNA Nucleotidyltransferases
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Transposases