Mechanism of inhibition of bacteriophage T7 RNA polymerase by T7 lysozyme

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 269, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 10-27

  Zhang, Xing ^a   Studier, F William ^a  

^a BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Pausing and termination; T7 lysozyme; T7 RNA polymerase; Transcription inhibition; Transcription initiation

Indexed keywords

LYSOZYME; RNA POLYMERASE; VIRUS DNA; VIRUS RNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE LAMBDA; BACTERIOPHAGE T7; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA REPLICATION; ENZYME INHIBITION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; RNA CONFORMATION; RNA SYNTHESIS; RNA TRANSCRIPTION; VIRUS ASSEMBLY;

BACTERIOPHAGE LAMBDA; DNA VIRUSES;

EID: 0031591384     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1997.1016     Document Type: Article

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