Increased distal gene transcription by the elongation factor RfaH, a specialized homologue of NusG

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 729-737

  Bailey, Marc J A ^a   Hughes, Colin ^a   Koronakis, Vassilis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOLYSIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0029845068     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1996.d01-1726.x     Document Type: Article

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