Forward translocation is the natural pathway of RNA release at an intrinsic terminator

Molecular Cell

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 117-126

  Santangelo, Thomas J ^a   Roberts, Jeffrey W ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA HYBRID; REGULATOR PROTEIN; RNA POLYMERASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; DOWNSTREAM PROCESSING; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; MOLECULAR MODEL; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROTEIN STABILITY; REGULATOR GENE; REGULATORY MECHANISM; RNA HYBRIDIZATION; RNA PROCESSING; RNA TRANSPORT; TRANSCRIPTION TERMINATION; TRANSLATION REGULATION;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA; DNA-DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; RNA, BACTERIAL; TERMINATOR REGIONS (GENETICS); TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 1842715585     PISSN: 10972765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1097-2765(04)00154-6     Document Type: Article

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