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Sigma Factor Interactions

Sigma Factor Interactions is a molecular mechanism in bacterial transcription initiation that comprises the specific binding and regulatory contacts between sigma factors and core RNA polymerase, enabling promoter recognition and the formation of the holoenzyme complex.

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A proposal for the classification of sigma binding sites

Rémi Quirion, Wayne D. Bowen, Yossef Itzhak et al. · Trends in Pharmacological Sciences · 1992 · 754 citations

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Sigma factors from<i>E. coli, B. subtilis</i>, phage SP01, and phage T4 are homologous proteins

Michael Gribskov, Richard R. Burgess · Nucleic Acids Research · 1986 · 451 citations · Full text

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Cascades of sigma factors

Richard Losick, Janice Pero · Cell · 1981 · 446 citations

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Function of a Bacterial Activator Protein That Binds to Transcriptional Enhancers

David L. Popham, Daniel P. Szeto, J Keener et al. · Science · 1989 · 432 citations

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The interface of sigma with core RNA polymerase is extensive, conserved, and functionally specialized

Meghan M. Sharp, Clement L. K. Chan, Changrui Lu et al. · Genes & Development · 1999 · 417 citations · Full text

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    Martin Buck

    Imperial College London, United Kingdom

    23 publications · 1K citations

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    Charles P. Moran

    Emory University, United States

    17 publications · 1.1K citations

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    Richard Losick

    Harvard University, United States

    11 publications · 1.3K citations

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    Akira Ishihama

    National Institute of Genetics, Japan

    11 publications · 714 citations

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    Richard R. Burgess

    University of Wisconsin–Madison, United States

    9 publications · 1K citations

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  1. University of Wisconsin–Madison

    Madison, United States

    23 h-index

    73 publications

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  2. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    22 h-index

    60 publications

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  3. Imperial College London

    London, United Kingdom

    20 h-index

    102 publications

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  4. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    17 h-index

    101 publications

    3.5K citations

  5. Rockefeller University

    New York, United States

    16 h-index

    38 publications

    1.8K citations

  6. National Institute of Genetics

    Mishima, Japan

    14 h-index

    44 publications

    3.3K citations

  7. Institut Pasteur

    Paris, France

    14 h-index

    79 publications

    2.4K citations

  8. Emory University

    Atlanta, United States

    13 h-index

    47 publications

    2.2K citations

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  1. Journal of Bacteriology

    JB · 99 publications · 4.8K citations

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  2. Molecular Microbiology

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  3. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    PNAS · 48 publications · 3.8K citations

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  4. Journal of Biological Chemistry

    JBC · 48 publications · 2K citations

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  5. Nucleic Acids Research

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