The RpoN-box motif of the RNA polymerase sigma factor σ(N) plays a role in promoter recognition

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1045-1054

  Taylor, Mark ^a   Butler, Robin ^a,b   Chambers, Sheila ^a,c   Casimiro, Matthew ^a,d   Badii, Farah ^a   Merrick, Mike ^a  

^a JOHN INNES CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b WARNEFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c Brighton College of Technology   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SUNDERLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENZYME; RNA POLYMERASE; SIGMA FACTOR;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME STRUCTURE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

EID: 0029822092     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1996.01547.x     Document Type: Article

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