Transcriptional activator C protein-mediated unwinding of DNA as a possible mechanism for mom gene activation

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 284, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 893-902

  Basak, Shashwati ^a   Nagaraja, Valakunja ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

Bacteriophage; C protein; DNA distortion; mom; Mu

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOPHAGE DNA; DIMETHYL SULFATE; RNA POLYMERASE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE MU; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DENATURATION; DNA FLANKING REGION; DNA FOOTPRINTING; ENZYME CONFORMATION; GENE ACTIVATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION;

ENTEROBACTERIA PHAGE MU; UNIDENTIFIED BACTERIOPHAGE;

EID: 0032509122     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1998.2213     Document Type: Article

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