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Assays for transcription factor activity

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    Abstract

    Transcription factors interact at promoters to modulate the transcription of genes. This chapter describes three in vitro methods that can be used to monitor their activity: transcript assays, abortive initiation assays, and potassium permanganate footprinting. These techniques have been developed using bacterial systems, and can be used to study the kinetics of transcription initiation, and hence to unravel regulatory mechanisms.
    Translated title of the contributionAssays for transcription
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationMethods Molecular Biology
    Subtitle of host publicationDNA-Protein Interactions
    EditorsTom Moss, Benoit Leblanc
    Place of PublicationDordrecht
    PublisherSpringer Netherlands
    Pages369 - 387
    Number of pages19
    Edition3rd
    ISBN (Electronic)978-1-60327-015-1
    ISBN (Print)978-1-60327-014-4
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2009

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