The Escherichia coli RNA polymerase α subunit and transcriptional activation by bacteriophage λ CII protein

Acta Biochimica Polonica

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 271-280

  Gabig, Magdalena ^a   Obuchowski, Michał ^a,c   Ciesielska, Agnieszka ^a,d   Latała, Barbara ^a   Wȩgrzyn, Alicja ^a   Thomas, Mark S ^b   Wȩgrzyn, Grzegorz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GDA SK   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c Foundation for Polish Science   (Poland)

^d Medical UG ^*  (Poland)

Author keywords

Bacteriophage development; CII activator; RNA polymerase subunit; Transcriptional activation

Indexed keywords

CII PROTEIN, BACTERIOPHAGE LAMBDA; DNA DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE; PEPTIDE FRAGMENT; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; VIRUS PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIOPHAGE LAMBDA; ENZYMOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE FUSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; LACTOSE OPERON; LYSOGENIZATION; POINT MUTATION; PROMOTER REGION;

ARTIFICIAL GENE FUSION; BACTERIOPHAGE LAMBDA; DNA-DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENES, BACTERIAL; LAC OPERON; LYSOGENY; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; POINT MUTATION; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; VIRAL PROTEINS;

EID: 0031604992     PISSN: 0001527X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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