SigC, the group 2 sigma factor of RNA polymerase, contributes to the late-stage gene expression and nitrogen promoter recognition in the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. strain PCC 6803

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 477-487

  Asayama, Munehiko ^a   Imamura, Sousuke ^a   Yoshihara, Satoshi ^a   Miyazaki, Ai ^a   Yoshida, Naoko ^a   Sazuka, Takashi ^b   Kaneko, Takakazu ^b   Ohara, Osamu ^b   Tabata, Satoshi ^b   Osanai, Takashi ^c   Tanaka, Kan ^c   Takahashi, Hideo ^c   Shirai, Makoto ^a  

^a IBARAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KAZUSA DNA RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cyanobacteria; glnB; Nitrogen promoter; RNA polymerase; Sigma factor

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; DNA DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE; NITROGEN; NITROGEN REGULATORY PROTEIN; PIID REGULATORY PROTEIN, BACTERIA; SIGC PROTEIN, BACTERIA; SIGMA FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARTICLE; CYANOBACTERIUM; DNA FOOTPRINTING; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE SILENCING; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEOMICS;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CYANOBACTERIA; DNA FOOTPRINTING; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; DNA-DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASES; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENE SILENCING; NITROGEN; PII NITROGEN REGULATORY PROTEINS; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEOMICS; SIGMA FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

CYANOBACTERIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PROKARYOTA; SYNECHOCYSTIS; SYNECHOCYSTIS SP.;

EID: 4544375619     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.68.477     Document Type: Article

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