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. 1982 Oct 1;207(1):175–177. doi: 10.1042/bj2070175

1H n.m.r. of the DNA-dependent RNA polymerase from Escherichia coli

Lucian Cellai *, Annalaura Segre *, Hermann Heumann †
PMCID: PMC1153840  PMID: 6758766

Abstract

The 1H n.m.r. study of the DNA-dependent RNA polymerase from Escherichia coli has revealed that the holoenzyme (ββ′α2σ) displays two mobile regions: one, observable also in the core enzyme (ββ′α2), is characterized by basic amino acids and its appearance and form depend on ionic strength; the other, specific to the holoenzyme, is characterized by threonine residues and its appearance does not depend on ionic strength.

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