Role of open complex instability in kinetic promoter selection by bacteriophage T7 RNA polymerase

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 273, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 958-977

  Villemain, Jana ^a   Guajardo, Richard ^a   Sousa, Rui ^a  

^a Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio   (United States)

Author keywords

Open complex; Promoters; T7 RNA polymerase; Transcription initiation

Indexed keywords

RNA POLYMERASE; VIRUS ENZYME;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE T7; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DENATURATION; DNA PROTEIN COMPLEX; ENZYME KINETICS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOSIDE TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; STEADY STATE; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

EID: 0031567783     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1997.1358     Document Type: Article

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