Transcription activation at promoters carrying tandem DNA sites for the Escherichia coli cyclic AMP receptor protein: Organisation of the RNA polymerase α subunits

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 277, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 789-804

  Belyaeva, Tamara A ^a   Rhodius, Virgil A ^a   Webster, Christine L ^a   Busby, Stephen J W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Activating regions; Cyclic AMP receptor protein; Escherichia coli; RNA polymerase subunit; Transcription activation

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC AMP BINDING PROTEIN; HYDROXYL RADICAL; RNA POLYMERASE;

ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; DNA FOOTPRINTING; ENZYME SUBUNIT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; TANDEM REPEAT; TRANSACTIVATION;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0032502838     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1998.1666     Document Type: Article

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