Association states of the transcription activator protein NtrC from E. coli determined by analytical ultracentrifugation

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 278, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 915-933

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

^a GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Enhancer; Protein DNA interaction; RNA polymerase; Transcription

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; RNA POLYMERASE; SIGMA FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; DNA SEQUENCE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MOLECULAR MODEL; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; ULTRACENTRIFUGATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0032557498     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1998.1746     Document Type: Article

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