Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicum RNA polymerase and transcription in vitro

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 181, Issue 14, 1999, Pages 4424-4429

  Darcy, Trevor J ^a   Hausner, Winfried ^b   Awery, Donald E ^c   Edwards, Aled M ^c   Thomm, Michael ^b   Reeve, John N ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HISTONE; HYDROGEN; METHANE; RNA POLYMERASE; TATA BINDING PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARTICLE; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; METHANOBACTERIUM THERMOAUTOTROPHICUM; METHANOGENESIS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION;

ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); ARCHAEA; METHANOBACTERIUM; METHANOBACTERIUM THERMOAUTOTROPHICUM; METHANOTHERMOBACTER THERMAUTOTROPHICUS; UNCULTURED ACTINOMYCETE;

EID: 0032779428     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.14.4424-4429.1999     Document Type: Article

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