Promoter-specific control of E. coli RNA polymerase by ppGpp and a general transcription factor

Genes and Development

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 143-146

  Roberts, Jeffrey W ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

DksA; PpGpp; Promoter; Ribosome synthesis; RNA polymerase; Transcription initiation

Indexed keywords

BINDING PROTEIN; NUCLEOTIDE; PROTEIN DKSA; RNA POLYMERASE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLOSTERISM; BACTERIAL GENE; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME REGULATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; REVIEW; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

COENZYMES; DNA-DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; GUANOSINE TETRAPHOSPHATE; MUTATION; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 58849151932     PISSN: 08909369     EISSN: 15495477     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/gad.1770509     Document Type: Review

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