DNA structure and novel amino and carboxyl termini of the Chlamydia σ70 analogue modulate promoter recognition

Microbiology

Volumn 145, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 1671-1681

  Mathews, Sarah A ^a,b,d   Stephens, Richard S ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chlamydia; Gene regulation; Sigma factors; Transcription

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; DNA STRUCTURE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION;

CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0032774446     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/13500872-145-7-1671     Document Type: Article

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