Repression of transcription initiation in bacteria

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 181, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 2987-2991

  Rojo, Fernando ^a,b  

^a CENTRO NACIONAL DE BIOTECNOLOGÍA   (Spain)

^b CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

REGULATOR PROTEIN; RNA POLYMERASE;

GENE ACTIVATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE REPRESSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; RNA BINDING; SHORT SURVEY; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

EID: 0032955002     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.10.2987-2991.1999     Document Type: Short Survey

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