Mechanism of regulation of transcription initiation by ppGpp. II. Models for positive control based on properties of RNAP mutants and competition for RNAP

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 305, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 689-702

  Barker, Melanie M ^a   Gaal, Tamas ^a   Gourse, Richard L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Amino acid biosynthesis; PpGpp; RNA polymerase; Stringent response, ribosomal RNA transcription

Indexed keywords

GUANOSINE 3' DIPHOSPHATE 5' DIPHOSPHATE; GUANOSINE 3' DIPHOSPHATE 5' TRIPHOSPHATE; MUTANT PROTEIN; RIBOSOME RNA; RNA POLYMERASE;

AMINO ACID SYNTHESIS; ARTICLE; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HALF LIFE TIME; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0035951301     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.2000.4328     Document Type: Article

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