A light-activated DNA-binding factor stimulates transcription of the rrnA operon in the cyanobacterium Synechococcus sp. PCC 6301

Molecular and General Genetics

Volumn 260, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 69-74

  Asato, Y ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS DARTMOUTH   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell cycle; Cyanobacterium; Light activation; rrnA operon; Transcription

Indexed keywords

DNA BINDING PROTEIN; RIBOSOME RNA;

ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL CYCLE; CELL DIVISION; CELL GROWTH; CYANOBACTERIUM; DARKNESS; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; LIGHT; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA SYNTHESIS; RNA TRANSCRIPTION;

BINDING SITES; CELL CYCLE; CYANOBACTERIA; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; LIGHT; OPERON; PHYSICAL CHROMOSOME MAPPING; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); PROTEIN BINDING; RNA, RIBOSOMAL; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 0031785714     PISSN: 00268925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004380050871     Document Type: Article

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