Changes in the 17 bp spacer in the P(R) promoter of bacteriophage λ affect steps in open complex formation that precede DNA strand separation

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 299, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 337-349

  McKane, Melissa ^a   Gussin, Gary N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Kinetics; Promoters; Transcription

Indexed keywords

PERMANGANATE POTASSIUM;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE LAMBDA; BASE PAIRING; COMPLEX FORMATION; DISSOCIATION; DNA STRAND; DNA TEMPLATE; EQUILIBRIUM CONSTANT; GENE DELETION; GENE INSERTION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; KINETICS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION;

BACTERIOPHAGE LAMBDA; UNIDENTIFIED BACTERIOPHAGE;

EID: 0034595499     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.2000.3757     Document Type: Article

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