σ70 is the principal sigma factor responsible for transcription of acs, which encodes acetyl coenzyme a synthetase in Escherichia coli

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 182, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 551-554

  Kumari, Suman ^a   Simel, Erica J ^a   Wolfe, Alan J ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETATE KINASE; ACETYL COENZYME A; CITRIC ACID; LONG CHAIN FATTY ACID COENZYME A LIGASE; PHOSPHATE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; SIGMA FACTOR; ACETYL COENZYME A SYNTHETASE; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BETA GALACTOSIDASE; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; DNA DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE; RNA POLYMERASE SIGMA 70;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; CITRIC ACID CYCLE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; IMMUNOBLOTTING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; ANIMAL; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RABBIT; TEMPERATURE;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

ACETATE-COA LIGASE; ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BETA-GALACTOSIDASE; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; DNA-DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RABBITS; SIGMA FACTOR; TEMPERATURE; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 0033621553     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.182.2.551-554.2000     Document Type: Article

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