The energetics of consensus promoter opening by T7 RNA polymerase

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 324, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 63-72

  Bandwar, Rajiv P ^a   Patel, Smita S ^a  

^a RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

2 aminopurine; Induced strain mechanism; Open complex; Promoter binding; Transcription initiation

Indexed keywords

2 AMINOPURINE; RNA POLYMERASE; RNA POLYMERASE T7; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BASE PAIRING; BINDING AFFINITY; COMPLEX FORMATION; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENERGY TRANSFER; FLUORESCENCE; KINETICS; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN DNA INTERACTION; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION SITE;

EID: 0036435803     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-2836(02)01034-3     Document Type: Article

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