| Literature DB >> 18331472 |
Sivaramesh Wigneshweraraj1, Daniel Bose, Patricia C Burrows, Nicolas Joly, Jörg Schumacher, Mathieu Rappas, Tillmann Pape, Xiaodong Zhang, Peter Stockley, Konstantin Severinov, Martin Buck.
Abstract
Bacterial sigma (sigma) factors confer gene specificity upon the RNA polymerase, the central enzyme that catalyses gene transcription. The binding of the alternative sigma factor sigma(54) confers upon the RNA polymerase special functional and regulatory properties, making it suited for control of several major adaptive responses. Here, we summarize our current understanding of the interactions the sigma(54) factor makes with the bacterial transcription machinery.Mesh:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 18331472 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2008.06181.x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Mol Microbiol ISSN: 0950-382X Impact factor: 3.501