Regulation of Escherichia coli topA gene transcription: Involvement of a σ(S)-Dependent promoter

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 267, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 481-489

  Qi, Haiyan ^a   Menzel, Rolf ^b   Tse Dinh, Yuk Ching ^a  

^a NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB   (United States)

Author keywords

Stationary phase; topA; Topoisomerase I; Transcriptional regulation; (s)

Indexed keywords

DNA TOPOISOMERASE; SIGMA FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CHROMOSOME; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA TRANSCRIPTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

EID: 0031552372     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1997.0901     Document Type: Article

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