Model for the mechanism of bacteriophage T7 RNAP transcription initiation and termination

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 224, Issue 2, 1992, Pages 319-334

  Sousa, Rui ^a   Patra, Debabrata ^a   Lafer, Eileen M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

RNA polymerase structure; RNA polymerase interactions; T7 RNA polymerase; transcription; transcription termination

Indexed keywords

MUTANT PROTEIN; RNA POLYMERASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE T7; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; DNA RNA HYBRIDIZATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME CONFORMATION; ENZYME MECHANISM; ENZYME SUBSTRATE COMPLEX; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN NUCLEIC ACID INTERACTION; RNA STRUCTURE; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; TRANSCRIPTION TERMINATION;

BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, VIRAL; DNA-DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASES; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; MODELS, GENETIC; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); PROTEIN CONFORMATION; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; T-PHAGES; TEMPLATES, GENETIC; TERMINATOR REGIONS (GENETICS); TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 0026606938     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0022-2836(92)90997-X     Document Type: Article

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