Crystal structure of Thermus aquaticus Gfh1, a Gre-factor paralog that inhibits rather than stimulates transcript cleavage

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 356, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 179-188

  Lamour, Valerie ^a   Hogan, Brian P ^b   Erie, Dorothy A ^b   Darst, Seth A ^a  

^a ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

Author keywords

Gfh1; Gre factors; RNA polymerase; Transcription elongation

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN INHIBITOR; RNA POLYMERASE; TAQ POLYMERASE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DNA CROSS LINKING; NONHUMAN; PARALOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA STRUCTURE; THERMUS AQUATICUS; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

THERMUS AQUATICUS; THERMUS THERMOPHILUS;

EID: 30344459408     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2005.10.083     Document Type: Article

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