Recognition of tetrahedral 1,10-phenanthroline-cuprous chelates by transcriptionally active complexes does not depend on the sequence of the promoter

Chemistry and Biology

Volumn 3, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 739-746

  Gallagher, James ^a   Perrin, David M ^a   Chan, Lisa ^a   Kwong, Elizabeth ^a   Sigman, David ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Molecular Biology Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

open complex; phenanthroline copper; site specific cleavage; transcription inhibitor

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0030250570     PISSN: 10745521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1074-5521(96)90250-1     Document Type: Article

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