Interactions between the promoter regions of nitrogenase structural genes (nifHDK2) and DNA-binding proteins from N2- and ammonium-grown cells of the archaeon Methanosarcina barkeri 227

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 180, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 2723-2728

  Chien, Yueh Tyng ^a   Helmann, John D ^a   Zinder, Stephen H ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA BINDING PROTEIN; NITROGENASE; TATA BINDING PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; DNA BINDING; METHANOSARCINA BARKERI; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ARCHAEA; EUKARYOTA; METHANOSARCINA BARKERI; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0031948599     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.180.10.2723-2728.1998     Document Type: Article

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