Mutational analysis of Escherichia coli heat shock transcription factor sigma 32 reveals similarities with sigma 70 in recognition of the -35 promoter element and differences in promoter DNA melting and -10 recognition

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 187, Issue 19, 2005, Pages 6762-6769

  Kourennaia, Olga V ^a   Tsujikawa, Laura ^a   DeHaseth, Pieter L ^a,b  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; BACTERIAL DNA; BETA GALACTOSIDASE; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN; HOLOENZYME; RNA POLYMERASE; SIGMA 70; SIGMA FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SIGMA 32; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DENATURATION; DNA SEQUENCE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEAT SHOCK; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REPORTER GENE; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CHAPERONINS; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA-DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; HEAT-SHOCK PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTAGENESIS; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; SIGMA FACTOR;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 25144432264     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.187.19.6762-6769.2005     Document Type: Article

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