A regulator from Chlamydia trachomatis modulates the activity of RNA polymerase through direct interaction with the β subunit and the primary σ subunit

Genes and Development

Volumn 23, Issue 15, 2009, Pages 1818-1829

  Rao, Xiancai ^a,b,e   Deighan, Padraig ^c   Hua, Ziyu ^a,b,f   Hu, Xiaomei ^a   Wang, Jin ^a   Luo, Miao ^a   Wang, Jie ^d   Liang, Yanmei ^b   Zhong, Guangming ^d   Hochschild, Ann ^c   Shen, Li ^a,b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio   (United States)

^e THIRD MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^f CHONGQING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

subunit; factors; Anti factors; Chlamydia trachomatis; CT663; RNA polymerase

Indexed keywords

REGULATOR PROTEIN; RNA POLYMERASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BETA CHAIN; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; ENZYME SUBUNIT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LIBRARY; GENE SEQUENCE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; DNA-DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; SIGMA FACTOR;

CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS;

EID: 68149137357     PISSN: 08909369     EISSN: 15495477     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/gad.1784009     Document Type: Article

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