Stimulatory effect of trehalose on formation and activity of Escherichia coli RNA polymerase Eσ38 holoenzyme

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 3649-3654

  Kusano, Shuichi ^a,b   Ishihama, Akira ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GENETICS   (Japan)

^b GRADUATE UNIVERSITY FOR ADVANCED STUDIES   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RNA POLYMERASE; TREHALOSE;

ARTICLE; COMPLEX FORMATION; DNA HELIX; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME BINDING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0031009136     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.11.3649-3654.1997     Document Type: Article

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