A direct interaction between a DNA-tracking protein and a promoter recognition protein: Implications for searching DNA sequence

EMBO Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 18, 1996, Pages 5032-5039

  Tinker Kulberg, Rachel L ^a,b   Fu, Tsu Ju ^b   Geiduschek, E Peter ^b   Kassavetis, George A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteriophage T4 late genes; DNA tracking proteins; T4 gp45; T4 gp55; Transcription

Indexed keywords

DNA; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; VIRUS PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE T4; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA REPLICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN DNA INTERACTION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STABILITY;

EID: 0029790467     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1460-2075.1996.tb00883.x     Document Type: Article

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