Promoter Architecture Differences among <i>Alphaproteobacteria</i> and Other Bacterial Taxa
Kevin S. Myers, Daniel R. Noguera, Timothy J. Donohue
Abstract
lack a thymine residue at position -7, also previously assumed to be conserved. Our work reports important new information about bacterial transcription, illustrates the benefits of studying bacteria across the phylogenetic tree, and proposes new lines of future investigation.
Topics & Concepts
ExpansiveAlphaproteobacteriaPromoterBacillus subtilisBiologyEscherichia coliGeneticsGammaproteobacteriaComputational biologyPhylogeneticsTranscription factorEvolutionary biologyBacteriaGene16S ribosomal RNAGene expressionMaterials scienceComposite materialCompressive strengthBacterial Genetics and BiotechnologyBacteriophages and microbial interactionsRNA and protein synthesis mechanisms