Analysis of the architecture of the transcription factor σ(N) (σ54) and its domains by circular dichroism

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 653-664

  Missailidis, S ^a,e   Cannon, W V ^b   Drake, A ^c,f   Wang, X Y ^b,d   Buck, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d INSTITUTE OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY   (China)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^f KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; RNA POLYMERASE; SIGMA FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; DNA CONFORMATION; ENHANCER REGION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

EID: 0030963225     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1997.3691738.x     Document Type: Article

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