Genetic and physical mapping of DNA replication origins in Haloferax volcanii.

The halophilic archaeon Haloferax volcanii has a multireplicon genome, consisting of a main chromosome, three secondary chromosomes, and a plasmid. Genes for the initiator protein Cdc6/Orc1, which are commonly located adjacent to archaeal origins of DNA replication, are found on all replicons except...

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Main Authors: Cédric Norais, Michelle Hawkins, Amber L Hartman, Jonathan A Eisen, Hannu Myllykallio, Thorsten Allers
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2007-05-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC1868953?pdf=render