El ensamblaje de los transpososomas Mu del fago: transiciones cooperativas asistidas por andamios de proteínas y ADN

M Mizuuchi1, T A Baker, K Mizuuchi

  • 1Laboratory of Molecular Biology, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA.

Cell
|November 3, 1995
PubMed
Resumen

La transposición de fagos Mu se basa en complejos de proteínas y ADN llamados transpososomas, ensamblados a través de dos vías. Ambos requieren la interacción del tetramero Mu transposasa (MuA) con la secuencia de activación interna (IAS) o la proteína MuB, asegurando la replicación controlada del ADN.

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