DNA-binding and transcription characteristics of three cloned sigma factors from mustard (Sinapis alba L.) suggest overlapping and distinct roles in plastid gene expression

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 270, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1288-1300

  Homann, Anke ^a   Link, Gerhard ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Plastid; Promoter; RNA polymerase; Sigma factor; Transcription

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; DNA FRAGMENT; RNA POLYMERASE; SIGMA FACTOR;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; DNA BINDING; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLANT; PLASTID; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BINDING SITES; DNA, PLANT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUSTARD PLANT; MUTAGENESIS, SITE-DIRECTED; PLANT PROTEINS; PLASTIDS; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SIGMA FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

ARABIDOPSIS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; EMBRYOPHYTA; SINAPIS; SINAPIS ALBA;

EID: 0037353231     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1033.2003.03494.x     Document Type: Article

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