Integration host factor alleviates the H-NS-mediated repression of the early promoter of bacteriophage Mu

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 567-578

  Van Ulsen, Peter ^a   Hillebrand, Marcel ^a   Zulianello, Laurence ^a   Van De Putte, Pieter ^a   Goosen, Nora ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTEGRATION HOST FACTOR; NUCLEOPROTEIN; RNA POLYMERASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE MU; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE REPRESSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ENTEROBACTERIA PHAGE MU;

EID: 0029812751     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.1996.tb02565.x     Document Type: Article

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