Binding affinity of T7 RNA polymerase to its promoter in the supercoiled and linearized DNA templates

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1126-1132

  Chen, Yu Chi ^a   Jeng, Shih Tong ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Binding affinity; DNA topology; T7 RNA polymerase

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; BACTERIOPHAGE T7 RNA POLYMERASE; DNA DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; VIRUS DNA; VIRUS PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE T7; BINDING COMPETITION; BINDING SITE; DNA SUPERCOILING; ENZYME STABILITY; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; KINETICS; METABOLISM; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLASMID; PROMOTER REGION;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; BACTERIOPHAGE T7; BASE SEQUENCE; BINDING SITES; BINDING, COMPETITIVE; DNA, SUPERHELICAL; DNA, VIRAL; DNA-DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASES; ENZYME STABILITY; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; KINETICS; PLASMIDS; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); VIRAL PROTEINS;

EID: 0034198759     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: 13476947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.64.1126     Document Type: Article

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