Function of the C-terminal domain of the alpha subunit of Escherichia coli RNA polymerase in basal expression and integration host factor-mediated activation of the early promoter of bacteriophage mu

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 530-537

  Van Ulsen, Peter ^a   Hillebrand, Marcel ^a   Kainz, Mark ^b   Collard, Romain ^a   Zulianello, Laurence ^a   Van De Putte, Pieter ^a   Gourse, Richard L ^b   Goosen, Nora ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTEGRATION HOST FACTOR; RNA POLYMERASE;

ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ENZYME SUBUNIT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

EID: 0031014035     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.2.530-537.1997     Document Type: Article

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