Long-range effects in a supercoiled DNA domain generated by transcription in vitro

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 271, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 499-510

  Wang, Ziyuan ^a   Dröge, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

DNA supercoiling; Protein DNA interactions; Site specific recombination; Supercoil dissipation; Transcription

Indexed keywords

DNA BINDING PROTEIN; RESOLVASE; RNA POLYMERASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE LAMBDA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA HELIX; DNA RECOMBINATION; DNA SUPERCOILING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; IN VITRO STUDY; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; SYNAPSE; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

BACTERIOPHAGE LAMBDA; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0343329774     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1997.1197     Document Type: Article

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