Involvement of the RNA polymerase α-subunit C-terminal domain in LuxR- dependent activation of the Vibrio fischeri luminescence genes

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 181, Issue 15, 1999, Pages 4704-4707

  Stevens, Ann M ^a   Fujita, Nobuyuki ^b   Ishihama, Akira ^b   Greenberg, E P ^c  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GENETICS   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN SUBUNIT; RNA POLYMERASE;

ARTICLE; BIOLUMINESCENCE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; VIBRIO FISCHERI;

ANIMALIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; PHOTOBACTERIUM; PROKARYOTA; VIBRIO FISCHERI;

EID: 0032770582     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.15.4704-4707.1999     Document Type: Article

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