The role of E. coli Nus-factors in transcription regulation and transcription: Translation coupling: From structure to mechanism

Transcription

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 130-134

  Burmann, Björn M ^a   Rösch, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Elongation; Initiation; Nus factor; RNA polymerase; Termination; Transcription

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL FACTOR; NUS PROTEIN; NUSA PROTEIN; NUSB PROTEIN; NUSE PROTEIN; NUSG PROTEIN; RNA POLYMERASE; SINGLE STRANDED DNA; SINGLE STRANDED RNA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; DNA BINDING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE FUNCTION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE INTERACTION; GENETIC LINKAGE; NONHUMAN; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN RNA BINDING; RNA STRUCTURE; RNA TRANSLATION; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; TRANSLATION REGULATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 79958719704     PISSN: 21541264     EISSN: 21541272     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/trns.2.3.15671     Document Type: Article

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