A complex of DNA gyrase and RNA polymerase fosters transcription in Mycobacterium smegmatis

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 343, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1141-1145

  Gupta, Richa ^a   China, Arnab ^a   Manjunatha, Ujjini H ^a   Ponnanna, N M ^a   Nagaraja, Valakunja ^a,b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

^b JAWAHARLAL NEHRU CENTRE FOR ADVANCED SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Affinity chromatography; DNA gyrase; Mass spectrometry; Mycobacteria; RNA polymerase

Indexed keywords

DNA TOPOISOMERASE (ATP HYDROLYSING); GYRASE INHIBITOR; RNA POLYMERASE;

AFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CELL FREE SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SUPERCOILING; DNA TRANSCRIPTION; ELUTION; ENZYME PURIFICATION; ENZYME SUBUNIT; GEL FILTRATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; MYCOBACTERIUM SMEGMATIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN INTERACTION; SUCROSE DENSITY GRADIENT CENTRIFUGATION;

CENTRIFUGATION, DENSITY GRADIENT; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GEL; DNA GYRASE; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, SUPERHELICAL; DNA-DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASES; MYCOBACTERIUM SMEGMATIS; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN SUBUNITS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

CORYNEBACTERINEAE; MYCOBACTERIUM SMEGMATIS;

EID: 33646032718     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: 10902104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2006.02.195     Document Type: Article

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