The C-terminal domains of the RNA polymerase α subunits: Contact site with Fis and localization during co-activation with CRP at the Escherichia coli proP P2 promoter

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 316, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 517-529

  McLeod, Sarah M ^a   Aiyar, Sarah E ^c   Gourse, Richard L ^c   Johnson, Reid C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

CRP; Fis; ProP; Transcription activation; subunit of RNA polymerase

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; DIMER; RNA POLYMERASE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR FIS; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALPHA CHAIN; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA BINDING; DNA FLANKING REGION; ENZYME SUBUNIT; GENE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROP P2 GENE; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; RRNB P1 GENE; RRNE P1 GENE; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0036304274     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.2001.5391     Document Type: Article

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