Information theory based T7-like promoter models: Classification of bacteriophages and differential evolution of promoters and their polymerases

Nucleic Acids Research

Volumn 33, Issue 19, 2005, Pages 6172-6187

  Chen, Zehua ^a   Schneider, Thomas D ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RNA POLYMERASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIOPHAGE T7; BINDING SITE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA BINDING; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

DNA-DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASES; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENOME, VIRAL; GENOMICS; INFORMATION THEORY; MODELS, GENETIC; PHYLOGENY; PODOVIRIDAE; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); VIRAL PROTEINS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS PHAGE GH-1;

EID: 28544445595     PISSN: 03051048     EISSN: 13624962     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/nar/gki915     Document Type: Article

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