The hydrophobic heptad repeat in Region III of Escherichia coli transcription factor sigma 54 is essential for core RNA polymerase binding

Microbiology

Volumn 145, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 3081-3088

  Hsieh, Mingli ^a   Hsu, Hsiu Mei ^a   Hwang, Shiow Fen ^a   Wen, Feng Chen ^b   Yu, Ju Shan ^b   Wen, Chun Chiang ^b   Li, Chuan ^a  

^a School of Medical Technology   (Taiwan)

^b CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Core binding activity; Enhancer dependent transcription; Hydrophobic heptad repeat; Sigma 54; Site specific mutagenesis

Indexed keywords

ISOLEUCINE; LEUCINE; RNA POLYMERASE; SIGMA FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; ENZYME BINDING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HYDROPHOBICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0032694228     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00221287-145-11-3081     Document Type: Article

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