Functional interaction between RNA polymerase α subunit C-terminal domain and σ70 in UP-element- and activator-dependent transcription

Molecular Cell

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1621-1633

  Chen, Hao ^a,b   Tang, Hong ^a,c   Ebright, Richard H ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WHITEHEAD INSTITUTE FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^c INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RNA POLYMERASE; SIGMA OPIATE RECEPTOR;

ALPHA CHAIN; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; NONHUMAN; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0037756788     PISSN: 10972765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1097-2765(03)00201-6     Document Type: Article

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