The Nun protein of bacteriophage HK022 inhibits translocation of Escherichia coli RNA polymerase without abolishing its catalytic activities

Genes and Development

Volumn 11, Issue 20, 1997, Pages 2670-2678

  Hung, Siu Chun ^a,b   Gottesman, Max E ^a  

^a College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Nun protein; Phage HK022; RNA polymerase; Transcription arrest; Translocation

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; PYROPHOSPHATE; RNA POLYMERASE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE; CATALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA TEMPLATE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; RNA TRANSLATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0342485396     PISSN: 08909369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/gad.11.20.2670     Document Type: Article

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