Conformational changes of the upstream DNA mediated by H-NS and FIS regulate E. coli rrnB P1 promoter activity

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 286, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 339-353

  Afflerbach, Henning ^a   Schröder, Oliver ^a   Wagner, Rolf ^a  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

DNA conformation; FIS; H NS; Ribosomal RNA; Transcription regulation

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CURVED DNA; DNA FRAGMENT; RIBOSOME RNA;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA CONFORMATION; DNA HELIX; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; RNA SYNTHESIS; RNA TRANSCRIPTION;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0344177596     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1998.2494     Document Type: Article

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