Bridge helix and trigger loop perturbations generate superactive RNA polymerases

Journal of Biology

Volumn 7, Issue 10, 2008, Pages

  Tan, Lin ^a   Wiesler, Simone ^a   Trzaska, Dominika ^a   Carney, Hannah C ^a   Weinzierl, Robert O J ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRIDGE HELIX; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; RNA POLYMERASE; TRIGGER LOOP; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ARCHAEAL RNA; DNA DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CONFORMATION; METHANOCALDOCOCCUS JANNASCHII; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA SYNTHESIS; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARCHAEBACTERIUM; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION;

METHANOCALDOCOCCUS JANNASCHII;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARCHAEA; DNA-DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASES; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTAGENESIS, SITE-DIRECTED; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; RNA, ARCHAEAL;

EID: 57249108333     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14754924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/jbiol98     Document Type: Article

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