The rpoD1 gene product is a principal sigma factor of RNA polymerase in Microcystis aeruginosa K-81

Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 120, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 752-758

  Asayama, Munehiko ^a   Suzuki, Hidechika ^a   Sato, Akio ^a   Aida, Tokujiro ^a   Tanaka, Ran ^b   Takahashi, Hideo ^b   Shirai, Makoto ^a  

^a IBARAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cyanobacteria; RNA polymerase; Sigma factor; Transcription; Western blot

Indexed keywords

RNA POLYMERASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CYANOBACTERIUM; EUBACTERIUM; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; IMMUNOBLOTTING; NONHUMAN; RNA SYNTHESIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CYANOBACTERIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MICROCYSTIS AERUGINOSA; NEGIBACTERIA; SYNECHOCOCCUS SP.;

EID: 0029845529     PISSN: 0021924X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.jbchem.a021475     Document Type: Article

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