In vivo and in vitro activities of the Escherichia coli σ54 transcription activator, PspF, and its DNA-binding mutant, PspFΔHTH

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 285, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 469-483

  Jovanovic, Goran ^a   Rakonjac, Jasna ^a   Model, Peter ^a  

^a ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Oligomerization; psp enhancer; PspF; PspF HTH; 54

Indexed keywords

DNA BINDING PROTEIN; INTEGRATION HOST FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARTICLE; DNA SUPERCOILING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE ACTIVATION; OLIGOMERIZATION; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FAMILY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0033555834     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1998.2263     Document Type: Article

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