Region 4 of Rhizobium etli primary-sigma factor (SigA) confers transcriptional laxity in Escherichia coli
Sigma factors are RNA polymerase subunits engaged in promoter recognition and DNA strand separation during transcription initiation in bacteria. Primary-sigma factors are responsible for the expression of housekeeping genes and are essential for survival. RpoD, the primary-sigma factor of Escherichi...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2016-07-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Microbiology |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2016.01078/full |