The FecI extracytoplasmic-function sigma factor of Escherichia coli interacts with the β' subunit of RNA polymerase

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 185, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1796-1802

  Mahren, Susanne ^a   Braun, Volkmar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; EXTRACYTOPLASMIC FUNCTION SIGMA FACTOR; FECI PROTEIN; FERRIC CITRATE; RNA POLYMERASE; SIGMA FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SUBUNIT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; DNA-DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; MUTATION; SIGMA FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; TWO-HYBRID SYSTEM TECHNIQUES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI K12; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0037336028     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.185.6.1796-1802.2003     Document Type: Article

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