Frpo: A novel single-stranded DNA promoter for transcription and for primer RNA synthesis of DNA replication

Cell

Volumn 89, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 897-907

  Masai, Hisao ^a   Arai, Ken Ichi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; MESSENGER RNA; RNA POLYMERASE; SINGLE STRANDED DNA;

ARTICLE; DNA REPLICATION; DNA SYNTHESIS; ENZYME SUBUNIT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; RNA SYNTHESIS; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0030831561     PISSN: 00928674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0092-8674(00)80275-5     Document Type: Article

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