On the mechanism of inhibition of phage T7 RNA polymerase by lac repressor

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 276, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 861-875

  Lopez, Pascal J ^a   Guillerez, Jean ^a   Sousa, Rui ^b   Dreyfus, Marc ^a  

^a ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Abortive transcription; lac repressor; T7 RNA polymerase; Transcription processivity; tRNA reporter gene

Indexed keywords

DNA; RNA POLYMERASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE T7; CONTROLLED STUDY; LACTOSE OPERON; NONHUMAN; OPERATOR GENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; REPRESSOR GENE; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

UNIDENTIFIED BACTERIOPHAGE;

EID: 0032513006     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1997.1576     Document Type: Article

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