title: A protein involved in termination of chromosome replication in Bacillus subtilis binds specifically to the terC site.
abstract: The small basic protein encoded by the open reading frame adjacent to the terC site in the Bacillus subtilis chromosome and previously implicated in termination of the replication process was purified. Band retardation assays established that this protein (now called the replication terminator protein, encoded by the rtp gene) binds specifically to a 209-base-pair fragment of DNA within which terC is located.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Lewis
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Wake
mesh_terms: D001412:Bacillus subtilis / Q000235:genetics*; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D002876:Chromosomes, Bacterial / Q000502:physiology; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004261:DNA Replication; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000378:metabolism; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000502:physiology*; D005798:Genes, Bacterial; D008970:Molecular Weight; D012045:Regulatory Sequences, Nucleic Acid
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; C063112:rtP protein, Bacillus subtilis