Intrinsic termination of T7 RNA polymerase mediated by either RNA or DNA

EMBO Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 17, 1996, Pages 4767-4774

  Hartvig, Line ^a   Christiansen, Jan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

DNA mediated termination; Permanganate hyperreactivity; T7 RNA polymerase; Termination signals

Indexed keywords

DNA; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; HORMONE PRECURSOR; INOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; PARATHYROID HORMONE; PERMANGANATE POTASSIUM; RNA; RNA POLYMERASE; THYMIDINE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE T7; DNA SEQUENCE; DNA TEMPLATE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSCRIPTION TERMINATION;

EID: 0029791944     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1460-2075.1996.tb00854.x     Document Type: Article

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