Region 1 of σ70 is required for efficient isomerization and initiation of transcription by Escherichia coli RNA polymerase

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 267, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 60-74

  Wilson, Christina ^a   Dombroski, Alicia J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Isomerization; Region 1; Transcription initiation; 70

Indexed keywords

POLYPEPTIDE; RNA POLYMERASE; SIGMA FACTOR; DNA DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE; RNA POLYMERASE SIGMA 70;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; DNA BINDING; ENZYME SUBUNIT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ISOMERISM; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CHEMISTRY; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; PROKARYOTA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; DNA-DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ISOMERISM; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SIGMA FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 0031581917     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1997.0875     Document Type: Article

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