Mechanism of regulation of transcription initiation by ppGpp. I. Effects of ppGpp on transcription initiation in vivo and in vitro

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 305, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 673-688

  Barker, Melanie M ^a   Gaal, Tamas ^a   Josaitis, Cathleen A ^a,b   Gourse, Richard L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b ALLERGAN INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Amino acid biosynthesis; ppGpp; RNA polymerase; rRNA regulation; Stringent response

Indexed keywords

GUANOSINE 3' DIPHOSPHATE 5' DIPHOSPHATE; GUANOSINE 3' DIPHOSPHATE 5' TRIPHOSPHATE; HEPARIN; RIBOSOME RNA; RNA POLYMERASE;

AMINO ACID SYNTHESIS; AMINO ACID TRANSPORT; ARTICLE; BINDING KINETICS; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GROWTH RATE; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; STARVATION; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0035951305     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.2000.4327     Document Type: Article

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