Systematic analysis of σ54 N-terminal sequences identifies regions involved in positive and negative regulation of transcription

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 292, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 229-239

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

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bacterial enhancers; Sigma factors; Transcription regulation; 54

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN; MUTANT PROTEIN; SIGMA FACTOR; BACTERIAL DNA; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; DNA DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEIN; OLIGODEOXYRIBONUCLEOTIDE; RPON PROTEIN, E COLI; SIGMA FACTOR RPON; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PROMOTER REGION; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; TRANSACTIVATION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; DNA-DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HEPARIN; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTAGENESIS, SITE-DIRECTED; OLIGODEOXYRIBONUCLEOTIDES; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); RNA POLYMERASE SIGMA 54; SIGMA FACTOR; TRANS-ACTIVATION (GENETICS); TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 0033578493     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1999.3076     Document Type: Article

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