The RNA-binding protein HF-I plays a global regulatory role which is largely, but not exclusively, due to its role in expression of the σ(S) subunit of RNA polymerase in Escherichia coli

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 297-300

  Muffler, Andrea ^a   Traulsen, Dirk D ^a   Fischer, Daniela ^a   Lange, Roland ^a   Hengge Aronis, Regine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN SUBUNIT; RNA BINDING PROTEIN; RNA POLYMERASE;

ARTICLE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE LOCATION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC REGULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN METABOLISM; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS REGULATION; REPORTER GENE; RNA REPLICATION;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0031028155     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.1.297-300.1997     Document Type: Article

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