The σ70 subunit of RNA polymerase is contacted by the λQ antiterminator during early elongation

Molecular Cell

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 611-622

  Nickels, Bryce E ^a   Roberts, Christine W ^b   Sun, Haitao ^b   Roberts, Jeffrey W ^b   Hochschild, Ann ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN; PROTEIN SUBUNIT; Q PROTEIN OF BACTERIOPHAGE THETA; RNA POLYMERASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

BACTERIOPHAGE LAMBDA; BACTERIOPHAGE THETA;

EID: 0036753065     PISSN: 10972765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1097-2765(02)00648-2     Document Type: Article

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