Molecular mechanism of transcription inhibition by phage T7 gp2 protein

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 413, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1016-1027

  Mekler, Vladimir ^a   Minakhin, Leonid ^a   Sheppard, Carol ^b   Wigneshweraraj, Sivaramesh ^b   Severinov, Konstantin ^a,c  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR GENETICS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

open promoter complex; protein beacon assay; RNA polymerase; T7 bacteriophage; transcription inhibition

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; GP2 PROTEIN; RNA POLYMERASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE T7; BINDING AFFINITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MOLECULAR BEACON; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN RNA BINDING; RNA STRUCTURE; RNA TRANSCRIPTION; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION SITE;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 80855133551     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: 10898638     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2011.09.029     Document Type: Article

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