Do Archaea Need an Origin of Replication?

Chromosomal DNA replication starts at a specific region called an origin of replication. Until recently, all organisms were thought to require origins to replicate their chromosomes. It was recently discovered that some archaeal species do not utilize origins of replication under laboratory growth c...

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Veröffentlicht in:Trends in microbiology (Regular ed.) 2018-03, Vol.26 (3), p.172-174
Hauptverfasser: Kelman, Lori M., Kelman, Zvi
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Chromosomal DNA replication starts at a specific region called an origin of replication. Until recently, all organisms were thought to require origins to replicate their chromosomes. It was recently discovered that some archaeal species do not utilize origins of replication under laboratory growth conditions.
ISSN:0966-842X
1878-4380
DOI:10.1016/j.tim.2017.12.001