On the role of the multiple regulatory elements involved in the activation of the Escherichia coli malEp promoter

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 264, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 852-862

  Richet, Evelyne ^a  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

CRP; DNA loops; Escherichia coli; MalT; Transcription activation

Indexed keywords

REGULATOR PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE ACTIVATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

EID: 0030596146     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1996.0682     Document Type: Article

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