DNA twist as a transcriptional sensor for environmental changes

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 6, Issue 14, 1992, Pages 1861-1866

  Wang, Jian‐Ying ^a   Syvanen, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

BACTERIN; PLASMID DNA;

DNA SUPERCOILING; DNA TRANSCRIPTION; ENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; SHORT SURVEY;

DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, SUPERHELICAL; ENVIRONMENT; MODELS, GENETIC; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 0026703360     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.1992.tb01358.x     Document Type: Review

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