Amino-terminal sequences of σ(N) (σ54) inhibit RNA polymerase isomerization

Genes and Development

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 357-370

  Cannon, Wendy ^a   Gallegos, María Trinidad ^a   Casaz, Paul ^a   Buck, Martin ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

DNA melting; Enhancers; Gene activation; RNA polymerase; factors

Indexed keywords

DNA; HEPARIN; RNA POLYMERASE; SIGMA FACTOR;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA FOOTPRINTING; DNA TEMPLATE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ISOMERISM; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; RHIZOBIUM; SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI;

EID: 0033083794     PISSN: 08909369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/gad.13.3.357     Document Type: Article

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