Fine structure of E. coli RNA polymerase-promoter interactions: α subunit binding to the UP element minor groove

Genes and Development

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 491-506

  Ross, W ^a   Ernst, A ^a   Gourse, R L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Alpha subunit; Helix hairpin helix; Minor groove; Promoter; RNA polymerase; UP element

Indexed keywords

RNA POLYMERASE;

ARTICLE; DNA SEQUENCE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN DNA INTERACTION;

AMINO ACID MOTIFS; BASE SEQUENCE; BINDING SITES; DISTAMYCINS; DNA FOOTPRINTING; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA-DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN SUBUNITS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0035281992     PISSN: 08909369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/gad.870001     Document Type: Article

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