Dissection of the Bacteriophage T4 Late Promoter Complex

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 379, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 402-413

  Nechaev, Sergei ^a   Geiduschek, E Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

gene regulation; phage T4; promoter; RNA polymerase; sliding clamp

Indexed keywords

BINDING PROTEIN; HEPARIN; HOLOENZYME; POLYANION; PROTEIN GP 33; PROTEIN GP 45; PROTEIN GP 55; RIBONUCLEOTIDE; RNA POLYMERASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE T4; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; DISSECTION; DNA TEMPLATE; GENE MUTATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; IN VIVO STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 43449125867     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2008.03.071     Document Type: Article

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