A promoter relay mechanism for sequential gene activation

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 180, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 626-633

  Fang, Ming ^a   Wu, Hai Young ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SUPERCOILING; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE EXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 0031936281     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.180.3.626-633.1998     Document Type: Article

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