Formation of the open complex by bacterial RNA polymerase - A quantitative model

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 94, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 4233-4248

  Djordjevic, Marko ^a   Bundschuh, Ralf ^b  

^a Mathematical Biosciences Institute   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; DNA DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENZYME ACTIVATION; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BINDING SITES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA-DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASES; ENZYME ACTIVATION; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; TRANSITION TEMPERATURE;

EID: 44849090014     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.107.116970     Document Type: Article

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