Identification of bacteriophage K11 genomic promoters for K11 RNA polymerase

Journal of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 637-641

  Kyung, Goo Han ^a   Dong, Hee Kim ^a   Junn, Eunsung ^b   Sang, Soo Lee ^a   Kang, Changwon ^b  

^a PaiChai University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

K11 genome; K11 promoters; K11 RNA polymerase; Phage promoter consensus sequences; Sequence logos

Indexed keywords

DNA DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROMOTER REGION; VIRUS GENE;

BACTERIOPHAGES; BASE SEQUENCE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA-DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASES; GENES, VIRAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 0347290269     PISSN: 12258687     EISSN: 12258687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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