The bacteriophage T4 anti-sigma factor AsiA is not necessary for the inhibition of early promoters in vivo

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1180-1191

  Pène, Carole ^a   Uzan, Marc ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SIGMA FACTOR; VIRUS PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE T4; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; KINETICS; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; TEMPERATURE; VIRUS GENE;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIOPHAGE T4; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE DELETION; MUTATION; PLASMIDS; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; VIRAL PROTEINS;

T4 BACTERIOPHAGE; UNIDENTIFIED BACTERIOPHAGE;

EID: 0034057267     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.2000.01787.x     Document Type: Article

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