Activation of gene expression by a novel DNA structural transmission mechanism that requires supercoiling-induced DNA duplex destabilization in an upstream activating sequence

Journal of Biological Chemistry

Volumn 273, Issue 33, 1998, Pages 21298-21308

  Sheridan, Steven D ^a   Benham, Craig J ^b   Hatfield, G Wesley ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DNA CONFORMATION; DNA STRUCTURE; DNA SUPERCOILING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, SUPERHELICAL; DNA-DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASES; INTEGRATION HOST FACTORS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); PROTEIN BINDING; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 0032516863     PISSN: 00219258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1074/jbc.273.33.21298     Document Type: Article

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