In vitro transcription analysis by reconstituted cyanobacterial RNA polymerase: Roles of group 1 and 2 sigma factors and a core subunit, RpoC2

Genes to Cells

Volumn 9, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1175-1187

  Imamura, Sousuke ^a   Asayama, Munehiko ^a   Shirai, Makoto ^a  

^a IBARAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN; HISTIDINE; HOLOENZYME; MUTANT PROTEIN; PHOTOPROTEIN; RNA POLYMERASE; RPOC2 PROTEIN; SIGMA FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME BINDING; ENZYME MECHANISM; ENZYME PURIFICATION; ENZYME RECONSTITUTION; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYME SUBUNIT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; IN VITRO STUDY; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; SYNECHOCYSTIS;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA-DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); SIGMA FACTOR; SYNECHOCYSTIS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

CYANOBACTERIA; SYNECHOCYSTIS; SYNECHOCYSTIS SP.;

EID: 10244261494     PISSN: 13569597     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2443.2004.00808.x     Document Type: Article

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