Melanie M. Barker

University of Wisconsin–Madison — United States

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Life Sciences

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Research Topics

Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology(4), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms(4), DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry(3), Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria(1), Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques(1)

Publications6 total

Multicopy Plasmids Affect Replisome Positioning in<i>Bacillus subtilis</i>
Journal of Bacteriology·2004· 19 cited
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Cell·2004· 489 citedOpen Access
Regulation of rRNA Transcription Correlates with Nucleoside Triphosphate Sensing
Journal of Bacteriology·2001· 55 citedOpen Access
Mechanism of regulation of transcription initiation by ppGpp. I. Effects of ppGpp on transcription initiation in vivo and in vitro
Journal of Molecular Biology·2001· 336 cited
Mechanism of regulation of transcription initiation by ppGpp. II. Models for positive control based on properties of RNAP mutants and competition for RNAP
Journal of Molecular Biology·2001· 214 cited
Strength and Regulation without Transcription Factors: Lessons from Bacterial rRNA Promoters
Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology·1998· 27 cited

Frequent Co-authors

Richard L. Gourse(5), Tamás Gaál(3), Wilma Ross(2), Brian J. Paul(1), David A. Schneider(1), Cathy C. Webb(1), John W. Foster(1), Cathleen A. Josaitis(1), Sarah E. Aiyar(1), Shawn T. Estrem(1), Christine A Hirvonen(1), Jue D. Wang(1), Megan E. Rokop(1), Nathaniel R. Hanson(1), Alan D. Grossman(1)