Suppression of Factor-Dependent Transcription Termination by Antiterminator RNA

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 185, Issue 24, 2003, Pages 7085-7091

  King, Rodney A ^a,b   Weisberg, Robert A ^a  

^a EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^b WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; ELONGATION FACTOR; PROTEIN NUN; PROTEIN PUT; RHO FACTOR; RNA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE HK022; COMPLEX FORMATION; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; RNA TRANSCRIPTION; TRANSCRIPTION TERMINATION;

BACTERIOPHAGE HK022; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); RHO FACTOR; RNA, BACTERIAL; TERMINATOR REGIONS (GENETICS); TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; VIRAL PROTEINS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); UNIDENTIFIED BACTERIOPHAGE;

EID: 0345097582     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.185.24.7085-7091.2003     Document Type: Article

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