Promoter recognition by a cyanobacterial RNA polymerase: In vitro studies with the Calothrix sp. PCC 7601 transcriptional factors RcaA and RcaD

Plant Molecular Biology

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 649-659

  Schyns, Ghislain ^a,b   Jia, Lin ^a   Coursin, Thérèse ^a   Tandeau De Marsac, Nicole ^a   Houmard, Jean ^a  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Complementary chromatic adaptation; in vitro transcription; Lac promoters; RcaA; Transcription factor

Indexed keywords

ENZYME BINDING; ENZYME STRUCTURE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PROMOTER REGION; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CALOTHRIX; CALOTHRIX SP.; CYANOBACTERIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PROKARYOTA; TOLYPOTHRIX SP. PCC 7601;

EID: 0032033628     PISSN: 01674412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005983320006     Document Type: Article

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