Scanning force microscopy of Escherichia coli RNA polymerase·σ54 holoenzyme complexes with DNA in buffer and in air

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 283, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 821-836

  Schulz, Alexandra ^a   Mücke, Norbert ^a   Langowski, Jörg ^a   Rippe, Karsten ^a  

^a GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atomic force microscopy; Protein DNA interaction; RNA polymerase; Tapping in fluid; Transcription

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME; BUFFER; DNA; RNA POLYMERASE;

ARTICLE; COMPLEX FORMATION; DNA CONFORMATION; DNA PROTEIN COMPLEX; ENZYME CONFORMATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; SCANNING FORCE MICROSCOPY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0032491461     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1998.2131     Document Type: Article

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