Evidence for DNA bending at the T7 RNA polymerase promoter

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 295, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1173-1184

  Újvári, Andrea ^a   Martin, Craig T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURVED DNA; DNA DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE; RNA POLYMERASE;

ARTICLE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DNA CONFORMATION; DNA PACKAGING; DNA PROTEIN COMPLEX; DNA STRUCTURE; ENZYME STRUCTURE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN DNA INTERACTION; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0034602929     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1999.3418     Document Type: Article

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