The primary σ factor in Escherichia coli can access the transcription elongation complex from solution in vivo

The σ subunit of bacterial RNA polymerase (RNAP) confers on the enzyme the ability to initiate promoter-specific transcription. Although σ factors are generally classified as initiation factors, σ can also remain associated with, and modulate the behavior of, RNAP during elongation. Here we establis...

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Main Authors: Seth R Goldman, Nikhil U Nair, Christopher D Wells, Bryce E Nickels, Ann Hochschild
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2015-09-01
Series:eLife
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Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/10514