6S RNA-dependent inhibition of RNA polymerase is released by RNA-dependent synthesis of small de novo products

Biological Chemistry

Volumn 391, Issue 2-3, 2010, Pages 187-196

  Wurm, Reinhild ^a   Neußer, Thomas ^a   Wagner, Rolf ^a  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Nutritional upshift; Regulatory RNAs; Rifampicin; RNA polymerase; Stationary phase; Transcription initiation

Indexed keywords

RIFAMPICIN; RNA; RNA POLYMERASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; COMPLEX FORMATION; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME INACTIVATION; ENZYME INHIBITION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; NUTRITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN RNA BINDING; RNA SEQUENCE; RNA SYNTHESIS; RNA TRANSCRIPTION; STARVATION;

BASE SEQUENCE; BINDING SITES; DNA-DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; RNA, BACTERIAL; RNA, COMPLEMENTARY; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 77749336620     PISSN: 14316730     EISSN: 14374315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/BC.2010.018     Document Type: Article

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