Alteration in template recognition by Escherichia coli RNA polymerase lacking the ω subunit: A mechanistic analysis through gel retardation and foot-printing studies

Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 453-459

  Mukherjee, Kakoli ^a   Chatterji, Dipankar ^a,b  

^a CENTRE FOR CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

Foot printing; Interaction; Promoter; Subunit; Less RNA polymerase

Indexed keywords

DNA; RNA POLYMERASE;

ARTICLE; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; DNA BINDING; DNA TEMPLATE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0032787495     PISSN: 02505991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02942656     Document Type: Article

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