The RNA Polymerase Subunit from Sinorhizobium meliloti Can Assemble with RNA Polymerase Subunits from Escherichia coli and Function in Basal and Activated Transcription both In Vivo and In Vitro
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The RNA Polymerase Subunit from Sinorhizobium meliloti Can Assemble with RNA Polymerase Subunits from Escherichia coli and Function in Basal and Activated Transcription both In Vivo and In Vitro Melicent C. Peck, Tamas Gaal, Robert F. Fisher, Richard L. Gourse, and Sharon R. Long* Department of Biological Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, and Department of Bacteriology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706
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تاریخ انتشار 2002