Alterations in the β flap and β' dock domains of the RNA polymerase abolish nusA-mediated feedback regulation of the metY-nusA-infB operon

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 193, Issue 16, 2011, Pages 4113-4122

  Bylund, Göran O ^a,b   Nord, Stefan ^a,c   Lövgren, J Mattias ^a,d   Wikström, P Mikael ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Helicure AB   (Sweden)

^c McMaster University ^*  (Sweden)

^d MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; INFB PROTEIN; ISOLEUCINE; METY PROTEIN; NUSA PROTEIN; RNA POLYMERASE; RNA POLYMERASE BETA SUBUNIT; RPOC PROTEIN; SERINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VALINE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE MUTATION; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; RUMEX;

EID: 79961141496     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: 10985530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.00196-11     Document Type: Article

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