An N-terminal mutation in the bacteriophage T4 motA gene yields a protein that binds DNA but is defective for activation of transcription.

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Published in J Bacteriol on November 01, 1996

Authors

J S Gerber1, D M Hinton

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1: Section on Nucleic Acid Biochemistry, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA.

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