Effect of DNA bases and backbone on σ70 holoenzyme binding and isomerization using fork junction probes

Nucleic Acids Research

Volumn 31, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 2745-2750

  Fenton, Mike S ^a   Gralla, Jay D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; DNA DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE; HOLOENZYME; RNA POLYMERASE SIGMA 70; SIGMA FACTOR; DNA BASE; ESTER;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; DNA PROBE; DNA RESPONSIVE ELEMENT; GEL MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; ISOMERISM; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN BINDING; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; BINDING SITE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA BINDING; DNA FLANKING REGION; DNA STRUCTURE; DNA TEMPLATE; ENZYME BINDING; GENE SEQUENCE; MOLECULAR PROBE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BASE SEQUENCE; DNA; DNA PROBES; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; DNA-DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASES; ELECTROPHORETIC MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; HOLOENZYMES; ISOMERISM; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); PROTEIN BINDING; RESPONSE ELEMENTS; SIGMA FACTOR;

EID: 0038606991     PISSN: 03051048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkg400     Document Type: Article

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