Transcription from bacteriophage λ pR promoter is regulated independently and antagonistically by DksA and ppGpp

Nucleic Acids Research

Volumn 37, Issue 20, 2009, Pages 6655-6664

  Łyzeń, Robert ^a   Kochanowska, Maja ^a   Wȩgrzyn, Grzegorz ^a   Szalewska Pałasz, Agnieszka ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GDA SK   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BINDING PROTEIN; DNAK SUPPRESSOR A PROTEIN; GUANOSINE 3' DIPHOSPHATE 5' DIPHOSPHATE; RNA POLYMERASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; DKSA PROTEIN, E COLI; DNA; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE LAMBDA; GENE ACTIVITY; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; VIRAL GENETICS; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; METABOLISM;

ENTEROBACTERIA PHAGE LAMBDA;

BACTERIOPHAGE LAMBDA; DNA; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; GUANOSINE TETRAPHOSPHATE; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; TRANSCRIPTIONAL ACTIVATION;

EID: 73349100378     PISSN: 03051048     EISSN: 13624962     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkp676     Document Type: Article

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