Characterization of halted T7 RNA polymerase elongation complexes reveals multiple factors that contribute to stability

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 302, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1049-1062

  Mentesana, Pamela E ^a   Chin Bow, Stephen T ^a   Sousa, Rui ^b   McAllister, William T ^a  

^a SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Elongation complex; Initiation complex; Isomerization; RNA:DNA hybrid; Termination

Indexed keywords

DNA HYBRID; LYSOZYME; RNA; RNA POLYMERASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE T7; DNA CONFORMATION; DNA SUPERCOILING; DNA TEMPLATE; ENZYME SUBSTRATE COMPLEX; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; ISOMERISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; TRANSCRIPTION TERMINATION;

EID: 0034613030     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.2000.4114     Document Type: Article

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