Bacterial sex pheromone-induced plasmid transfer
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The impact of plasmids and transposons in multiple antibiotic resistance is reviewed, with emphasis on the role of sex pheromones in the transfer of different conjugative plasmids. These movements are especially relevant for the recovery from diseases such as infective endocarditis. Thus, their regulation and two important systems, the pAD1 and the pCF10, are discussed. Other elements of relevance include peptides and plasmid-free strains.
Publication Name: Cell
Subject: Biological sciences
ISSN: 0092-8674
Year: 1993
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There's the rub: a novel ubiquitin-like modification linked to cell cycle regulation
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Recent research has indicated that Eukaryotes have ubiquitin-like proteins. Although they are distinctive from ubiquitin they are linked to other proteins. They have regulatory functions that are not linked to proteolysis. The new findings in the filed and the implications are dicussed.
Publication Name: Genes & Development
Subject: Biological sciences
ISSN: 0890-9369
Year: 1998
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