Activation of transcription at σ54-dependent promoters on linear templates requires intrinsic or induced bending of the DNA

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 261, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 348-356

  Carmona, Manuel ^a   Magasanik, Boris ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Escherichia coli; HU; IHF; NR1; 54 promoter

Indexed keywords

CURVED DNA; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; INTEGRATION HOST FACTOR; RNA POLYMERASE;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA STRUCTURE; DNA SUPERCOILING; DNA TEMPLATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0030599011     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1996.0468     Document Type: Article

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