RNA polymerase α and σ70 subunits participate in transcription of the Escherichia coli uhpT promoter

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 181, Issue 23, 1999, Pages 7266-7273

  Olekhnovich, Igor N ^b   Kadner, Robert J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RNA POLYMERASE;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI K 12; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0032699605     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.23.7266-7273.1999     Document Type: Article

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