Browsing MIT Open Access Articles by Subject "Bacillus subtilis"
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Autonomous Plasmid-like Replication of a Conjugative Transposon
(Blackwell Publishing, 2009-11)Integrative and conjugative elements (ICEs), a.k.a. conjugative transposons, are mobile genetic elements involved in many biological processes, including pathogenesis, symbiosis and the spread of antibiotic resistance. ... -
Dynamic association of the replication initiator and transcription factor DnaA with the Bacillus subtilis chromosome during replication stress
(American Society for Microbiology, 2009-01)DnaA functions as both a transcription factor and the replication initiator in bacteria. We characterized the DNA binding dynamics of DnaA on a genomic level. Based on cross-linking and chromatin immunoprecipitation data, ... -
Polar positioning of a conjugation protein from the integrative and conjugative element ICEBs1 of Bacillus subtilis
(American Society for Microbiology, 2010-01)ICEBs1 is an integrative and conjugative element found in the chromosome of Bacillus subtilis. ICEBs1 encodes functions needed for its excision and transfer to recipient cells. We found that the ICEBs1 gene conE (formerly ...