The Streptomyces galP1 promoter has a novel RNA polymerase recognition sequence and is transcribed by a new form of RNA polymerase in vitro

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 3222-3231

  Brawner, Mary E ^a   Mattern, Sibylle G ^b   Babcock, Martin J ^a   Westpheling, Janet ^b  

^a GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United Kingdom)

^b University of Georgia ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RNA POLYMERASE;

ARTICLE; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEIC ACID BASE SUBSTITUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; RNA SEQUENCE; STREPTOMYCES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STREPTOMYCES;

EID: 0030977043     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.10.3222-3231.1997     Document Type: Article

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