Activation and repression of transcription initiation in bacteria

Essays in Biochemistry

Volumn 37, Issue , 2001, Pages 17-31

  Lloyd, Georgina ^a   Landini, Paolo ^a,b   Busby, Steve ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE; DNA DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASES; RNA POLYMERASE OMEGA SUBUNIT;

BACTERIAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; BACTERIUM; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PROMOTER REGION; REVIEW;

BACTERIA; BACTERIAL PHYSIOLOGY; DNA-DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 0035542549     PISSN: 00711365     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/bse0370017     Document Type: Article

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