Escherichia coli DksA binds to free RNA polymerase with higher affinity than to RNA polymerase in an open complex

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 191, Issue 18, 2009, Pages 5854-5858

  Lennon, Christopher W ^a   Gaal, Tamas ^a   Ross, Wilma ^a   Gourse, Richard L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; HOLOENZYME; RIBOSOME RNA; RNA POLYMERASE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR DKSA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM MUTANT; BINDING AFFINITY; CONFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME CONFORMATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; WILD TYPE;

BINDING SITES; CATALYTIC DOMAIN; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA-DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASES; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; FERROUS COMPOUNDS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; HOLOENZYMES; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 69949098465     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.00621-09     Document Type: Article

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