Escherichia colipromoter sequences predictin vitroRNA polymerase selectivity
- 1 January 1984
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Nucleic Acids Research
- Vol. 12 (1Part2) , 789-800
- https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/12.1part2.789
Abstract
We describe a simple algorithm for computing a homology score for Escherichia coli promoters based on DNA sequence alone. The homology score was related to 31 values, measured in vitro, of RNA polymerase selectivity, which we define as the product KBk2, the apparent second order rate constant for open complex formation. We found that promoter strength could be predicted to within a factor of +/-4.1 in KBk2 over a range of 10(4) in the same parameter. The quantitative evaluation was linked to an automated (Apple II) procedure for searching and evaluating possible promoters in DNA sequence files.Keywords
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