Inhibition of transcription initiation by lac repressor

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 245, Issue 4, 1995, Pages 331-350

  Schlax, Paula J ^a   Capp, Michael W ^a   Record Jr , M Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Gene regulation; lac repressor; lac UV5 promoter; RNA polymerase; Transcription initiation

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN; OLIGOMER; PYROXYLIN; RNA POLYMERASE;

ARTICLE; EQUILIBRIUM CONSTANT; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; LACTOSE OPERON; OPERATOR GENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; REPRESSOR GENE; THERMODYNAMICS; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

EID: 0028960228     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1994.0028     Document Type: Article

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