Structure and Function in Promoter Escape by T7 RNA Polymerase

Progress in Nucleic Acid Research and Molecular Biology

Volumn 80, Issue , 2005, Pages 323-347

  Martin, Craig T ^a   Esposito, Edward A ^a   Theis, Karsten ^a   Gong, Peng ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BACTERIOPHAGE T7 RNA POLYMERASE; DNA DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE; VIRUS DNA; VIRUS PROTEIN; VIRUS RNA;

BACTERIOPHAGE T7; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; REVIEW; RNA TRANSLATION;

BACTERIOPHAGE T7; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, VIRAL; DNA-DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, MOLECULAR; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; PEPTIDE CHAIN ELONGATION, TRANSLATIONAL; PEPTIDE CHAIN INITIATION, TRANSLATIONAL; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); PROTEIN CONFORMATION; RNA, VIRAL; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; VIRAL PROTEINS;

EID: 33644693613     PISSN: 00796603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0079-6603(05)80008-X     Document Type: Review

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