Inhibition of Escherichia coli RNA polymerase by bacteriophage T4 AsiA

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 279, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 9-18

  Severinova, Elena ^a   Severinov, Konstantin ^a   Darst, Seth A ^a  

^a ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteriophage T4 antisigma; E. coli RNA polymerase; Transcription

Indexed keywords

RNA POLYMERASE; SIGMA FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE T4; CONSENSUS SEQUENCE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC CONSERVATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; T4 BACTERIOPHAGE; UNIDENTIFIED BACTERIOPHAGE;

EID: 0032577371     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1998.1742     Document Type: Article

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