Transient association of an alternative sigma factor, ComX, with RNA polymerase during the period of competence for genetic transformation in Streptococcus pneumoniae

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 185, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 349-358

  Luo, Ping ^a   Morrison, Donald A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMX ANTIBODY; DNA; HOLOENZYME; PROTEIN COMX; REGULATOR PROTEIN; RNA POLYMERASE; SIGMA FACTOR; SIGMA FACTOR 70; SIGMA FACTOR 70 ANTIBODY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CONFERENCE PAPER; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE ACTIVITY; GENE CONTROL; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; REGULATOR GENE; RNA PURIFICATION; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DNA-DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SIGMA FACTOR; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; TRANSFORMATION, BACTERIAL;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; POSIBACTERIA; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0037216807     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.185.1.349-358.2003     Document Type: Conference Paper

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