Evidence map›Paper›PMID 18948204›Full record

ReviewMethods (San Diego, Calif.)2009

Monitoring abortive initiation.

Lilian M Hsu

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Review in Methods (San Diego, Calif.), 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 39 papers.

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39citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

39 citing papers in PubMed.

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  15. How to switch the motor on: RNA polymerase initiation steps at the single-molecule level.Protein science : a publication of the Protein Society · 2017
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  17. Backtracked and paused transcription initiation intermediate of Escherichia coli RNA polymerase.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2016
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  20. Dissecting the stochastic transcription initiation process in live Escherichia coli.DNA research : an international journal for rapid publication of reports on genes and genomes · 2016
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author.

Lilian M HsuProgram in Biochemistry, Mount Holyoke College, 50 College Street, South Hadley, MA 01075, USA. lhsu@mtholyoke.edu

Funding

DETERMINANTS OF PROMOTER CLEARANCER15GM055907 · NIGMS · MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE · PI HSU, LILIAN M. · 1997 to 1998
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NIGMS NIH HHS R15 GM055907NIGMS NIH HHS R15 GM55907
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Abortive initiation, when first discovered, was an enigmatic phenomenon, but fully three decades hence, it has been shown to be an integral step in the transcript initiation process intimately tied to the promoter escape reaction undergone by RNA polymerase at the initiation-elongation transition. A detailed understanding of abortive initiation-promoter escape has brought within reach a full description of the transcription initiation mechanism. This enormous progress was the result of convergent biochemical, genetic, and biophysical investigations propelled by parallel advances in quantitation technology. This chapter discusses the knowledge gained through the biochemical approach and a high resolution method that yields quantitative and qualitative information regarding abortive initiation-promoter escape at a promoter.

Indexed as

Transcription, GeneticDNA-Directed RNA PolymerasesElectrophoresis, Polyacrylamide GelGene Expression Regulation, BacterialGene Expression Regulation, ViralKineticsMolecular BiologyPromoter Regions, GeneticTranscriptional ActivationDNA-Directed RNA Polymerases

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PMID18948204
PMCPMC2647590

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