The Second Paradigm for Activation of Transcription

Progress in Nucleic Acid Research and Molecular Biology

Volumn 79, Issue , 2005, Pages 339-369

  Wigneshweraraj, S R ^c   Burrows, P C ^c   Bordes, P ^c   Schumacher, J ^c   Rappas, M ^a   Finn, R D ^b   Cannon, W V ^c   Zhang, X ^a   Buck, M ^c  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b WELLCOME TRUST SANGER INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA BINDING PROTEIN; DNA DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE; SIGMA FACTOR; SIGMA FACTOR RPON; TRANSACTIVATOR PROTEIN;

BACTERIUM; CHEMISTRY; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE; REVIEW; TRANSACTIVATION;

BACTERIA; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; DNA-DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASES; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; RNA POLYMERASE SIGMA 54; SIGMA FACTOR; TRANS-ACTIVATION (GENETICS); TRANS-ACTIVATORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 23944492419     PISSN: 00796603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0079-6603(04)79007-8     Document Type: Review

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