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Deletion map of the Escherichia coli K-12 dnaB gene

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Twenty-four dnaB alleles have been ordered by deletion mapping of the Escherichia coli K-12 dnaB gene. The position of the alleles had no linear correlation with the known phenotypes of dnaB mutation: fast shut-off, slow shut-off but immediate change in rate, and GroP. The relevance of the deletion map to future studies of the dnaB protein is discussed.

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  1. Robert A. Sclafani

    Present address: Department of Genetics, University of Washington, 98195, Seattle, Washington, USA

  2. James A. Wechsler

    Present address: The Public Health Research Institute, 455 First Avenue, 10016, New York, N.Y., USA

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  1. Department of Biology, University of Utah, 84112, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

    Robert A. Sclafani & James A. Wechsler

  2. Department of Biological Sciences, Columbia University New York, 10027, New York, USA

    Robert A. Sclafani

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Sclafani, R.A., Wechsler, J.A. Deletion map of the Escherichia coli K-12 dnaB gene. Molec. Gen. Genet. 183, 314–317 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00270634

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