Sigma Factors for Cyanobacterial Transcription
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Sigma Factors for Cyanobacterial Transcription
Cyanobacteria are photosynthesizing microorganisms that can be used as a model for analyzing gene expression. The expression of genes involves transcription and translation. Transcription is performed by the RNA polymerase (RNAP) holoenzyme, comprising a core enzyme and a sigma (sigma) factor which confers promoter selectivity. The unique structure, expression, and function of cyanobacterial si...
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عنوان ژورنال: Gene Regulation and Systems Biology
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1177-6250,1177-6250
DOI: 10.4137/grsb.s2090