General stress response signalling: Unwrapping transcription complexes by DNA relaxation via the sigma38 C-terminal domain

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 369-378

  Huo, Yi Xin ^a   Rosenthal, Adam Z ^a   Gralla, Jay D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; DNA; GLUTAMATE POTASSIUM; GLUTAMIC ACID DERIVATIVE; RNA POLYMERASE; SIGMA38 C TERMINAL DOMAIN PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA FOOTPRINTING; DNA TRANSCRIPTION; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOSOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STRESS;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DNA FOOTPRINTING; DNA, BACTERIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; SIGMA FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 52649171469     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2008.06412.x     Document Type: Article

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