Protein-DNA Interactions That Govern AAA+ Activator-Dependent Bacterial Transcription Initiation

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 375, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 43-58

  Burrows, Patricia C ^a   Wigneshweraraj, Siva R ^b   Buck, Martin ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Faculty of Medicine   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

promoter melting; regulatory switch; RNA polymerase; sigma factors; transcription

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; DNA; RNA POLYMERASE; SIGMA FACTOR;

ARTICLE; DNA DENATURATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HYDROLYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN DNA INTERACTION; PROTEOMICS; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 36349009701     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2007.10.045     Document Type: Article

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