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Recombination of the Phase-Variable spnIII Locus Is Independent of All Known Pneumococcal Site-Specific Recombinases by De Ste Croix, M, Chen, K Y, Vacca, I, Manso, A S, Johnston, C, Polard, P, Kwun, M J, Bentley, S D, Croucher, N J, Bayliss, C D, Haigh, R D, Oggioni, M R

“…is one of the world's leading bacterial pathogens, causing pneumonia, septicemia, and meningitis. In recent years, it has been shown that genetic…”
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A Key Presynaptic Role in Transformation for a Widespread Bacterial Protein: DprA Conveys Incoming ssDNA to RecA by Mortier-Barrière, Isabelle, Velten, Marion, Dupaigne, Pauline, Mirouze, Nicolas, Piétrement, Olivier, McGovern, Stephen, Fichant, Gwennaele, Martin, Bernard, Noirot, Philippe, Le Cam, Eric, Polard, Patrice, Claverys, Jean-Pierre

“…Natural transformation is a mechanism for genetic exchange in many bacterial genera. It proceeds through the uptake of exogenous DNA and subsequent…”
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Functional Dissection of YabA, a Negative Regulator of DNA Replication Initiation in Bacillus subtilis by Noirot-Gros, Marie-Françoise, Velten, M., Yoshimura, M., McGovern, S., Morimoto, T., Ehrlich, S. D., Ogasawara, N., Polard, P., Noirot, Philippe

“…The regulation of initiation of DNA replication is crucial to ensure that the genome is replicated only once per cell cycle. In the Gram-positive bacterium…”
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Bacterial transposases and retroviral integrases by Polard, P, Chandler, M

“…Transposable genetic elements have adopted two major strategies for their displacement from one site to another within and between genomes. One involves…”
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Sulfur Amino Acid Metabolism and Its Control in Lactococcus lactis IL1403 by SPERANDIO, Brice, POLARD, Patrice, EHRLICH, Dusko S, RENAULT, Pierre, GUEDON, Eric

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Loading a Ring: Structure of the Bacillus subtilis DnaB Protein, a Co-loader of the Replicative Helicase by Núñez-Ramírez, Rafael, Velten, Marion, Rivas, Germán, Polard, Patrice, Carazo, José María, Donate, Luis Enrique

“…Loading of the ring-shaped replicative helicase is a critical step in the initiation of DNA replication. Bacillus subtilis has adopted a two-protein strategy…”
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An in vivo transposase-catalyzed single-stranded DNA circularization reaction by Polard, P, Chandler, M

“…Expression of the bacterial insertion sequence IS911 transposase in vivo leads to excision and circularization of IS911-based transposons. We show here that…”
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Efficient transposition of IS911 circles in vitro by Ton-Hoang, B., Polard, P., Chandler, M.

“…An in vitro system has been developed which supports efficient integration of transposon circles derived from the bacterial insertion sequence IS911. Using…”
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A distinct single-stranded DNA-binding protein encoded by the Lactococcus lactis bacteriophage bIL67 by Szczepaǹska, Agnieszka K, Bidnenko, Elena, Płochocka, Danuta, McGovern, Stephen, Ehrlich, S. Dusko, Bardowski, Jacek, Polard, Patrice, Chopin, Marie-Christine

“…Abstract Single-stranded binding proteins (SSBs) are found to participate in various processes of DNA metabolism in all known organisms. We describe here a SSB…”
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IS911 transposition is regulated by protein-protein interactions via a leucine zipper motif by Haren, L, Normand, C, Polard, P, Alazard, R, Chandler, M

“…Efficient intermolecular transposition of bacterial insertion sequence IS911 involves the activities of two element-encoded proteins: the transposase, OrfAB,…”
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Multiple oligomerisation domains in the IS911 transposase: a leucine zipper motif is essential for activity by Haren, L, Polard, P, Ton-Hoang, B, Chandler, M

“…Structure-function relationships involved in oligomerisation of the transposase OrfAB of the bacterial insertion sequence IS911 have been investigated…”
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Functional similarities between retroviruses and the IS3 family of bacterial insertion sequences? by Fayet, O, Ramond, P, Polard, P, Prère, M F, Chandler, M

“…Members of the IS3 family of insertion sequences are found in a wide range of bacteria. At least 10 members of this family carry two major open reading frames:…”
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Transposase‐induced excision and circularization of the bacterial insertion sequence IS911 by Polard, P., Prère, M.F., Fayet, O., Chandler, M.

“…We have investigated the role of three IS911‐specified proteins in transposition in vivo: the products of the upstream (OrfA) and downstream (OrfB) open…”
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The bacterial condensin/cohesin‐like protein complex acts in DNA repair and regulation of gene expression by Dervyn, Etienne, Noirot‐Gros, Marie‐Françoise, Mervelet, Peggy, McGovern, Steven, Ehrlich, S. Dusko, Polard, Patrice, Noirot, Philippe

“…Summary Structural maintenance of chromosome (SMC) and the SMC‐interacting kleisin protein families have key functions in the chromosome organization of most…”
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Programmed translational frameshifting and initiation at an AUU codon in gene expression of bacterial insertion sequence IS911 by Polard, P, Prère, M F, Chandler, M, Fayet, O

“…The proteins expressed by insertion sequence IS911, a member of the widespread IS3 family of elements, have been analyzed. The results indicate that three…”
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IS911 transposon circles give rise to linear forms that can undergo integration in vitro by Ton‐Hoang, B., Polard, P., Haren, L., Turlan, C., Chandler, M.

“…High levels of expression of the transposase OrfAB of bacterial insertion sequence IS911 leads to the formation of excised transposon circles, in which the two…”
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Bacterial transformation: distribution, shared mechanisms and divergent control by Johnston, Calum, Martin, B., Fichant, G., Polard, P., Claverys, J.P.

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Role of the single-stranded DNA-binding protein SsbB in pneumococcal transformation: maintenance of a reservoir for genetic plasticity by Attaiech, Laetitia, Olivier, Audrey, Mortier-Barrière, Isabelle, Soulet, Anne-Lise, Granadel, Chantal, Martin, Bernard, Polard, Patrice, Claverys, Jean-Pierre

“…Bacteria encode a single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) binding protein (SSB) crucial for genome maintenance. In Bacillus subtilis and Streptococcus pneumoniae, an…”
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Recombination of the Phase-Variable spnIII Locus Is Independent of All Known Pneumococcal Site-Specific Recombinases by de Ste Croix, M, Chen, K y, Vacca, I, Manso, A S, Polard, P, Kwun, M J, Bentley, S D, Croucher, N J, Bayliss, C D, Haigh, R D, Oggioni, M R, Johnston, Calum

“…Streptococcus pneumoniae is one of the world's leading bacterial pathogens, causing pneumonia, septicemia, and meningitis. In recent years, it has been shown…”
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Programmed protection of foreign DNA from restriction allows pathogenicity island exchange during pneumococcal transformation by Johnston, Calum, Martin, Bernard, Granadel, Chantal, Polard, Patrice, Claverys, Jean-Pierre

“…In bacteria, transformation and restriction-modification (R-M) systems play potentially antagonistic roles. While the former, proposed as a form of sexuality,…”
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