title: Nucleotide sequence of the F plasmid leading region.
abstract: The entire nucleotide sequence of the first DNA segment of the conjugative F plasmid to enter the recipient cell, the leading region, is described. Analysis of the sequence provides further evidence that products encoded within the 13.2-kb leading region are likely to be expressed and perform functions associated with the transferred strand in the recipient cell.
authors.affiliation: School of Biological Sciences, University of Sydney, New South Wales, 2006, Australia.
authors.forename: N P
authors.initials: NP
authors.lastname: Manwaring
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Skurray
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Firth
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D003227:Conjugation, Genetic; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics; D005144:F Factor / Q000235:genetics*; D005798:Genes, Bacterial; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016366:Open Reading Frames; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D004269:DNA, Bacterial