Fine tuning of the E. coli NusB:NusE complex affinity to BoxA RNA is required for processive antitermination

Nucleic Acids Research

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 314-326

  Burmann, Björn M ^a   Luo, Xiao ^b,c   Rösch, Paul ^a   Wahl, Markus C ^b,c   Gottesman, Max E ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOPHYSICAL CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^c FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^d NewYork Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; ASPARAGINE; ASPARTIC ACID; BINDING PROTEIN; BOXA PROTEIN; HETERODIMER; LYSINE; N UTILIZATION SUBSTANCE PROTEIN A; N UTILIZATION SUBSTANCE PROTEIN E; NUCLEIC ACID BINDING PROTEIN; RIBOSOME PROTEIN; RIBOSOME PROTEIN S10; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE LAMBDA; BINDING AFFINITY; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; GENE MUTATION; MOLECULAR SIZE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN RNA BINDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TRANSCRIPTION TERMINATION; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIOPHAGE LAMBDA; BINDING SITES; DIMERIZATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; FLUORESCENCE POLARIZATION; MUTATION; PROTEIN BINDING; RIBOSOMAL PROTEINS; RNA, VIRAL; RNA-BINDING PROTEINS; SUPPRESSION, GENETIC; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

ENTEROBACTERIA PHAGE LAMBDA; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 75649100484     PISSN: 03051048     EISSN: 13624962     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkp736     Document Type: Article

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