Y Kawasaki

Replication initiator protein RepE of mini-F plasmid: functional differentiation between monomers (initiator) and dimers (autogenous repressor).

Masamichi Ishiai, Chieko Wada, Y Kawasaki et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 1994 · 72 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Molecular Biology, Molecular Genetics +15

The localized melting of mini-F origin by the combined action of the mini-F initiator protein (RepE) and HU and DnaA of Escherichia coli

Y Kawasaki, Fujihiko Matsunaga, Takashi Yura et al. · Molecular and General Genetics MGG · 1996 · 57 citations

Life Sciences, Genetics, Molecular Biology +16

Partial loss of function mutations in DnaK, the Escherichia coli homologue of the 70-kDa heat shock proteins, affect highly conserved amino acids implicated in ATP binding and hydrolysis.

Jadwiga Wild, Ashwini S. Kamath‐Loeb, Eva C. Ziegelhoffer et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 1992 · 54 citations

Life Sciences, Genetics, Molecular Biology +13

Mini-F plasmid mutants able to replicate in Escherichia coli deficient in the DnaJ heat shock protein

Masamichi Ishiai, Chieko Wada, Y Kawasaki et al. · Journal of Bacteriology · 1992 · 35 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Genetics, Microbiology +17

Binding of RepE initiator protein to mini-F DNA origin (ori2). Enhancing effects of repE mutations and DnaJ heat shock protein.

Y Kawasaki, Chieko Wada, Takashi Yura · Journal of Biological Chemistry · 1992 · 30 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Genetics, Molecular Biology +17