σ factor selectivity of Escherichia coli RNA polymerase: Role for CRP, IHF and Lrp transcription factors

EMBO Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 3028-3037

  Colland, Frédéric ^a   Barth, Mechthild ^b,c   Hengge Aronis, Regine ^b,d   Kolb, Annie ^a  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

^c GATC GmbH   (Germany)

^d FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

factor; Repressors; RNA polymerase; rpoS; Stationary phase

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC AMP RECEPTOR; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; HOLOENZYME; INTEGRATION HOST FACTOR; NUCLEOPROTEIN; PERMANGANATE POTASSIUM; REGULATOR PROTEIN; RNA POLYMERASE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARTICLE; COMPLEX FORMATION; DNA BINDING; DNA SEQUENCE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GEL MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; BINDING SITES; CARRIER PROTEINS; CYCLIC AMP RECEPTOR PROTEIN; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; DNA-DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; INTEGRATION HOST FACTORS; LEUCINE-RESPONSIVE REGULATORY PROTEIN; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PERIPLASMIC BINDING PROTEINS; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); PROTEIN BINDING; SIGMA FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0034660619     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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