Bacillus subtilis RNA polymerase incorporates digoxigenin-labeled nucleotide in vitro

Journal of General and Applied Microbiology

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 153-157

  Yano, Koichi ^a   Mien, Yee Lii ^a   Sadaie, Yoshito ^a   Asai, Kei ^a  

^a SAITAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bacterial RNA polymerase; Digoxigenin; In vitro transcription; Non radioisotope

Indexed keywords

CELLOBIOSE; CORE PROTEIN; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE I; DIGOXIGENIN; GMUR REPRESSOR PROTEIN; HISTIDINE; HOLOENZYME; MANNAN; REPRESSOR PROTEIN; RIBONUCLEASE A; RNA POLYMERASE; RNA POLYMERASE CORE ENZYME; SIGMA FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABRB GENE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BNRDE GENE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA RNA HYBRIDIZATION; DNA TEMPLATE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE; GMU OPERON; GMUB GENE; GMUR GENE; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; OPERON; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; REPRESSOR GENE; RNA SYNTHESIS; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; DIGOXIGENIN; DNA-DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASES; NUCLEOTIDES; RNA; STAINING AND LABELING; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 79960861748     PISSN: 00221260     EISSN: 13498037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2323/jgam.57.153     Document Type: Article

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