Analysis of the spacer DNA between the cyclic AMP receptor protein binding site and the lac promoter

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 2436-2439

  Flatow, Ursula ^a   Rajendrakumar, G V ^a   Garges, Susan ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC AMP RECEPTOR; RNA POLYMERASE; SPACER DNA;

ARTICLE; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE EXPRESSION; LACTOSE OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSACTIVATION;

EID: 0029931052     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.8.2436-2439.1996     Document Type: Article

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