Role of the Sulfolobus shibatae viral T6 initiator in conferring promoter strength and in influencing transcription start site selection

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 52, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1136-1140

  Qureshi, Sohail A ^a  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Archaea; Core promoter; Initiator (INR); Sulfolobus shibatae; Transcription

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEA; CORE PROMOTER; INITIATOR (INR); SULFOLOBUS SHIBATAE;

DNA SEQUENCES; GROWTH KINETICS; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MUTAGENESIS;

MICROORGANISMS;

PLASMID DNA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR B RECOGNITION ELEMENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

DNA; GENE EXPRESSION; MUTATION; PROKARYOTE; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM;

ARTICLE; MUTATION; NONHUMAN; POINT MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; SULFOLOBUS; TATA BOX; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; VIRUS GENE;

ARCHAEAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; CODON, INITIATOR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); REGULATORY SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID; SULFOLOBUS; TATA BOX; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

ARCHAEA; SULFOLOBUS SHIBATAE;

EID: 33846950768     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/W06-073     Document Type: Article

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