Sequence-Dependent Upstream DNA-RNA Polymerase Interactions in the Open Complex with λPR and λPRM Promoters and Implications for the Mechanism of Promoter Interference

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 385, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 748-760

  Mangiarotti, Laura ^a   Cellai, Sara ^a   Ross, Wilma ^b   Bustamante, Carlos ^c   Rivetti, Claudio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

atomic force microscopy; DNA wrapping; promoter interference; transcription; upstream ATR

Indexed keywords

DNA; DNA POLYMERASE; RNA POLYMERASE;

ALPHA CHAIN; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; AT RICH SEQUENCE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BACTERIOPHAGE LAMBDA; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; DNA TEMPLATE; ENZYME BINDING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE INTERACTION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION;

ENTEROBACTERIA PHAGE LAMBDA; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 58149193190     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2008.11.019     Document Type: Article

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