| Literature DB >> 14527281 |
Sergei Nechaev1, Konstantin Severinov.
Abstract
Bacteriophages have developed an impressive array of ingenious mechanisms to modify bacterial host RNA polymerase to make it serve viral needs. In this review we summarize the current knowledge about two types of host RNA polymerase modifications induced by double-stranded DNA phages: covalent modifications and modifications through RNA polymerase-binding proteins. We interpret the biochemical and genetic data within the framework of a structure-function model of bacterial RNA polymerase and viral biology.Entities:
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Year: 2003 PMID: 14527281 DOI: 10.1146/annurev.micro.57.030502.090942
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Annu Rev Microbiol ISSN: 0066-4227 Impact factor: 15.500