The secret to 6S: Regulating RNA polymerase by ribo-sequestration

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 137-140

  Decker, Kimberly B ^a   Hinton, Deborah M ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BACTERIAL RNA; RNA 6S; RNA POLYMERASE; SIGMA FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE T4; DNA BINDING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN RNA BINDING; RNA BINDING; THERMUS AQUATICUS; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

BINDING SITES; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; DNA-DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; RNA, BACTERIAL; SIGMA FACTOR;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 67650436141     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2009.06759.x     Document Type: Article

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