An intrinsic DNA curvature found in the cyanobacterium Microcystis aeruginosa K-81 affects the promoter activity of rpoD1 encoding a principal sigma factor

Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 125, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 460-468

  Asayama, Munehiko ^a   Hayasaka, Youji ^a   Kabasawa, Mamiko ^a   Shirai, Makoto ^a   Ohyama, Takashi ^b  

^a IBARAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KONAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bent DNA; Cyanobacteria; RNA polymerase; rpoD; Transcription

Indexed keywords

CURVED DNA; RNA POLYMERASE; SIGMA FACTOR;

ARTICLE; CYANOBACTERIUM; DNA STRUCTURE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MESSENGER RNA SYNTHESIS; NONHUMAN; PROMOTER REGION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CYANOBACTERIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MICROCYSTIS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 0032911064     PISSN: 0021924X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.jbchem.a022309     Document Type: Article

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