Mutations in the 1.1 subdomain of Escherichia coli sigma factor σ70 and disruption of its overall structure

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 244, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 613-618

  Gopal, Vijaya ^a   Chatterji, Dipankar ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

1.1 Subdomain; Conformation; DNA binding; Gel mobility; Sigma factor ( 70); Transcription inhibition

Indexed keywords

SIGMA FACTOR;

ARTICLE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; DNA BINDING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MUTATION; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0031047604     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1997.00613.x     Document Type: Article

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