RNA-Mediated Destabilization of the σ70 Region 4/β Flap Interaction Facilitates Engagement of RNA Polymerase by the Q Antiterminator

Molecular Cell

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 457-468

  Nickels, Bryce E ^a   Roberts, Christine W ^b   Roberts, Jeffrey W ^b   Hochschild, Ann ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA

Indexed keywords

HOLOENZYME; RNA POLYMERASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE; BETA CHAIN; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN DOMAIN;

BASE SEQUENCE; DNA-DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASES; ENZYME STABILITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MODELS, GENETIC; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; RNA, BACTERIAL; SIGMA FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; VIRAL PROTEINS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROBACTERIA PHAGE LAMBDA; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 33750493565     PISSN: 10972765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2006.09.014     Document Type: Article

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