Transcription activation by catabolite activator protein (CAP)

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 293, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 199-213

  Busby, Steve ^a   Ebright, Richard H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Catabolite activator protein (CAP); Cyclic AMPamp receptor protein (CRP); RNA polymerase; Transcription activation; Transcription initiation

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC AMP BINDING PROTEIN; PROTEIN SUBUNIT; RNA POLYMERASE;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; DNA SEQUENCE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ISOMERISM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; REVIEW; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0032698634     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1999.3161     Document Type: Review

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