Mechanisms of transcriptional repression

Current Opinion in Microbiology

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 145-151

  Rojo, Fernando ^a  

^a CENTRO NACIONAL DE BIOTECNOLOGÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RNA POLYMERASE;

ARCHAEBACTERIUM; DNA BINDING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN BINDING; REVIEW; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ARCHAEA; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0035072749     PISSN: 13695274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1369-5274(00)00180-6     Document Type: Review

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