In vitro characterization of transcription termination factor Rho from Escherichia coli Rho(nusD) mutants

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 260, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 332-346

  Washburn, Robert S ^a   Stitt, Barbara L ^a  

^a Temple Medical Biochemistry ^*

Author keywords

Gene expression; nusD; Rho factor; tabC; Transcription termination

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; RHO FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIOPHAGE T4; BINDING SITE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; PROTEIN RNA BINDING; REGULATOR GENE; RNA BINDING; THERMOSTABILITY; TRANSCRIPTION TERMINATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0011232184     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1996.0404     Document Type: Article

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