RNA polymerase mutants defective in the initiation of transcription-coupled DNA repair

Nucleic Acids Research

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 755-764

  Smith, A J ^a   Savery, N J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; RNA POLYMERASE; DNA DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEIN; RNA POLYMERASE BETA SUBUNIT; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION REPAIR COUPLING FACTOR PROTEIN, BACTERA;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; BETA CHAIN; CATALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUPLING FACTOR; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CHEMISTRY; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MUTATION; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DNA REPAIR; DNA-DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 13844317928     PISSN: 03051048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/nar/gki225     Document Type: Article

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