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Tus-ter System

The Tus-Ter System is a site-specific DNA replication termination mechanism in prokaryotes composed of the Tus protein bound to Ter sequences, which acts as a contra-helicase barrier to block replication fork progression in a directional manner.

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2017–2026

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Variants

Tus-ter Complex

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Publications

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Insertion of inverted <i>Ter</i> sites into the terminus region of the <i>Escherichia coli</i> chromosome delays completion of DNA replication and disrupts the cell cycle

Bela Sharma, Thomas Hill · Molecular Microbiology · 1995 · 191 citations

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The DNA replication fork blocked at the Ter site may be an entrance for the RecBCD enzyme into duplex DNA

Takashi Horiuchi, Y Fujimura, Hideo Nishitani et al. · Journal of Bacteriology · 1994 · 82 citations

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Mutational bias suggests that replication termination occurs near the <i>dif</i> site, not at Ter sites

Heather Hendrickson, Jeffrey G. Lawrence · Molecular Microbiology · 2007 · 78 citations · Full text

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Mechanism of termination of DNA replication of <i>Escherichia coli</i> involves helicase–contrahelicase interaction

Sashidhar Mulugu, Aardra Potnis, Shamsuzzaman et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2001 · 70 citations · Full text

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Sequence-specific Interactions in the Tus-Ter Complex and the Effect of Base Pair Substitutions on Arrest of DNA Replication in Escherichia coli

Fatma Filiz Coşkun-Ari, Thomas Hill · Journal of Biological Chemistry · 1997 · 66 citations · Full text

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Authors

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  1. TH
    Thomas Hill

    University of North Dakota, United States

    6 publications · 325 citations

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  2. DB
    Deepak Bastia

    Duke Medical Center, United States

    3 publications · 135 citations

    3

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  3. AS
    Aikaterini Skokotas

    Drexel University, United States

    2 publications · 33 citations

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  4. KJ
    Kenneth J. Marians

    Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, United States

    2 publications · 70 citations

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  5. NE
    Nicholas E. Dixon

    Australian National University, Australia

    2 publications · 52 citations

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Institutions

44

  1. Drexel University

    Philadelphia, United States

    5 h-index

    9 publications

    366 citations

  2. University of North Dakota

    Grand Forks, United States

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    317 citations

  3. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

    New York, United States

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    178 citations

  4. James Cook University

    Townsville, Australia

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    112 citations

  5. University of Oxford

    Oxford, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    172 citations

  6. Duke University Hospital

    Durham, United States

    2 h-index

    9 publications

    483 citations

  7. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    2 h-index

    6 publications

    168 citations

  8. University of Wollongong

    Wollongong, Australia

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    74 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Biological Chemistry

    JBC · 6 publications · 186 citations

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  2. Molecular Microbiology

    4 publications · 312 citations

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  3. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    PNAS · 3 publications · 135 citations

    3

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  4. Molecular BioSystems

    2 publications · 56 citations

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  5. Nucleic Acids Research

    2 publications · 35 citations

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