Control mechanisms of bacteriophage ψ29 DNA expression

International Microbiology

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 307-310

  Salas, Margarita ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bacteriophage 29; Protein regulation; RNA polymerase; Transcription activation; Transcription repression

Indexed keywords

DELTA PROTEIN, BACTERIOPHAGE P4; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; TRANSACTIVATOR PROTEIN; VIRUS DNA; VIRUS PROTEIN;

BACILLUS PHAGE; BIOSYNTHESIS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; PHYSIOLOGY; PROMOTER REGION; REVIEW; TRANSACTIVATION;

BACILLUS PHAGES; DNA, VIRAL; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, VIRAL; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); TRANS-ACTIVATION (GENETICS); TRANS-ACTIVATORS; VIRAL PROTEINS;

EID: 0032227666     PISSN: 11396709     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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