Role of the RNA polymerase sigma subunit in transcription initiation

Research in Microbiology

Volumn 153, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 557-562

  Borukhov, Sergei ^a   Severinov, Konstantin ^b  

^a SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Initiation; RNA polymerase; Sigma subunits; Transcription

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME; HOLOENZYME; RNA POLYMERASE;

CATALYSIS; DNA BINDING MOTIF; ENZYME STRUCTURE; ENZYME SUBUNIT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC CONSERVATION; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; RNA SYNTHESIS; SHORT SURVEY; THERMUS AQUATICUS; THERMUS THERMOPHILUS; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; TRANSCRIPTION TERMINATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0036840677     PISSN: 09232508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0923-2508(02)01368-2     Document Type: Review

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