DNA supercoiling contributes to disconnect σS accumulation from σS‐dependent transcription in Escherichia coli

Accepted 10 January, 2003. *For correspondence. E-mail clg@ibcg.biotoul.fr; Tel. ( + 33) 5 61 33 58 72; Fax ( + 33) 5 61 33 58 86. Present addresses: † Department of Biology and Biochemistry, Faculty of Life Sciences, Sir Alexander Fleming Building, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London SW7 2AZ, UK. ‡ Adolf-Butenandt-Institut, Molekularbiologie, Schillerstr. 44, 80336 München, Germany. DNA supercoiling contributes to disconnect s S

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