The Escherichia coli Ada protein can interact with two distinct determinants in the σ70 subunit of RNA polymerase according to promoter architecture: Identification of the target of Ada activation at the alkA promoter

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 181, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1524-1529

  Landini, Paolo ^a   Busby, Stephen J W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0033058086     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.5.1524-1529.1999     Document Type: Article

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