Identification of the epitope for a highly cross-reactive monoclonal antibody on the major sigma factor of bacterial RNA polymerase

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1404-1408

  Breyer, Michael J ^a   Thompson, Nancy E ^a   Burgess, Richard R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPITOPE; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; RNA POLYMERASE; SIGMA FACTOR;

ANTIGEN BINDING; ARTICLE; CROSS REACTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PEPTIDE MAPPING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0031053765     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.4.1404-1408.1997     Document Type: Article

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