The low processivity of T7 RNA polymerase over the initially transcribed sequence can limit productive initiation in vivo

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 269, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 41-51

  Lopez, Pascal J ^a   Guillerez, Jean ^a   Sousa, Rui ^b   Dreyfus, Marc ^a  

^a ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Abortive transcription; Promoter strength; T7 RNA polymerase; Transcription processivity; tRNA reporter gene

Indexed keywords

MUTANT PROTEIN; RNA POLYMERASE; URIDINE; VIRUS RNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE T7; CONTROLLED STUDY; LACTOSE OPERON; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; RNA SEQUENCE; RNA SYNTHESIS; RNA TRANSCRIPTION; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; VIRUS GENE;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0031591388     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1997.1039     Document Type: Article

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