The bacterial DNA-binding protein H-NS represses ribosomal RNA transcription by trapping RNA polymerase in the initiation complex

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 298, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 737-748

  Schröder, Oliver ^a   Wagner, Rolf ^a  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

H NS; Ribosomal RNA synthesis; RNA polymerase; Transcription initiation; Transcription regulation

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; DEOXYCYTIDINE KINASE; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; PERMANGANATE POTASSIUM; REGULATOR PROTEIN; RIBOSOME RNA; RNA POLYMERASE; SINGLE STRANDED DNA;

ARTICLE; DNA CONFORMATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; REGULATOR GENE; RNA TRANSCRIPTION; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

EID: 0034685608     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.2000.3708     Document Type: Article

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