Transcription activation at class II CAP-dependent promoters

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 853-859

  Busby, Steve ^a   Ebright, Richard H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC AMP BINDING PROTEIN; RNA POLYMERASE;

CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; REVIEW; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0031026786     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1997.2771641.x     Document Type: Review

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