Effects of distortions by A-tracts of promoter B-DNA spacer region on the kinetics of open complex formation by Escherichia coli RNA polymerase

Acta Biochimica Polonica

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 909-920

  Kolasa, Iwona K ^a,b   ŁOzińSki, Tomasz ^a   Wierzchowski, Kazimierz L ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOPHYSICS   (Poland)

^b INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

DNA bending; Escherichia coli RNA polymerase; Kinetics of open complex formation

Indexed keywords

DNA B; RNA POLYMERASE;

ARTICLE; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS LINKING; DNA HELIX; DNA STRUCTURE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE MUTATION; IN VITRO STUDY; KINETICS; NONHUMAN; PROMOTER REGION; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 2342484279     PISSN: 0001527X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18388/abp.2003_3623     Document Type: Article

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