Phage N4 RNA polymerase II recruitment to DNA by a single-stranded DNA-binding protein

Genes and Development

Volumn 17, Issue 18, 2003, Pages 2334-2345

  Carter, Richard H ^a   Demidenko, Alexander A ^b   Hattingh Willis, Susan ^b   Rothman Denes, Lucia B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b SIEMENS CORPORATE RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

N4 RNAPII; Single stranded DNA binding protein; Transcriptional activation

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; PROTEIN GP2; PROTEIN P17; RNA POLYMERASE II; SINGLE STRANDED DNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN DNA INTERACTION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIOPHAGE N4; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, SINGLE-STRANDED; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RNA POLYMERASE II;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); UNIDENTIFIED BACTERIOPHAGE;

EID: 0141595031     PISSN: 08909369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/gad.1121403     Document Type: Article

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