| Regulation of the synthesis of ribosomes and ribosomal components M Nomura, R Gourse, G Baughman Annual review of biochemistry 53 (1), 75-117, 1984 | 1072 | 1984 |
| A third recognition element in bacterial promoters: DNA binding by the α subunit of RNA polymerase W Ross, KK Gosink, J Salomon, K Igarashi, C Zou, A Ishihama, ... Science 262 (5138), 1407-1413, 1993 | 1025 | 1993 |
| DksA: a critical component of the transcription initiation machinery that potentiates the regulation of rRNA promoters by ppGpp and the initiating NTP BJ Paul, MM Barker, W Ross, DA Schneider, C Webb, JW Foster, ... Cell 118 (3), 311-322, 2004 | 639 | 2004 |
| Mechanism of regulation of transcription initiation by ppGpp. I. Effects of ppGpp on transcription initiation in vivo and in vitro MM Barker, T Gaal, CA Josaitis, RL Gourse Journal of molecular biology 305 (4), 673-688, 2001 | 469 | 2001 |
| Transcription regulation by initiating NTP concentration: rRNA synthesis in bacteria T Gaal, MS Bartlett, W Ross, CL Turnbough Jr, RL Gourse Science 278 (5346), 2092-2097, 1997 | 463 | 1997 |
| E. coli Fis protein activates ribosomal RNA transcription in vitro and in vivo. W Ross, JF Thompson, JT Newlands, RL Gourse The EMBO journal 9 (11), 3733-3742, 1990 | 460 | 1990 |
| DksA potentiates direct activation of amino acid promoters by ppGpp BJ Paul, MB Berkmen, RL Gourse Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 102 (22), 7823-7828, 2005 | 436 | 2005 |
| Identification of an UP element consensus sequence for bacterial promoters ST Estrem, T Gaal, W Ross, RL Gourse Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 95 (17), 9761-9766, 1998 | 430 | 1998 |
| rRNA Transcription in Escherichia coli BJ Paul, W Ross, T Gaal, RL Gourse Annu. Rev. Genet. 38 (1), 749-770, 2004 | 426 | 2004 |
| Advances in bacterial promoter recognition and its control by factors that do not bind DNA SP Haugen, W Ross, RL Gourse Nature Reviews Microbiology 6 (7), 507-519, 2008 | 402 | 2008 |
| UPs and downs in bacterial transcription initiation: the role of the alpha subunit of RNA polymerase in promoter recognition RL Gourse, W Ross, T Gaal Molecular microbiology 37 (4), 687-695, 2000 | 379 | 2000 |
| An alternative strategy for bacterial ribosome synthesis: Bacillus subtilis rRNA transcription regulation L Krásný, RL Gourse The EMBO journal 23 (22), 4473-4483, 2004 | 377 | 2004 |
| DNA determinants of rRNA synthesis in E. coli: growth rate dependent regulation, feedback inhibition, upstream activation, antitermination RL Gourse, HA De Boer, M Nomura Cell 44 (1), 197-205, 1986 | 376 | 1986 |
| rRNA TRANSCRIPTION AND GROWTH RATE–DEPENDENT REGULATION OF RIBOSOME SYNTHESIS IN ESCHERICHIA COLI RL Gourse, T Gaal, MS Bartlett, JA Appleman, W Ross Annual review of microbiology 50 (1), 645-677, 1996 | 341 | 1996 |
| The magic spot: a ppGpp binding site on E. coli RNA polymerase responsible for regulation of transcription initiation W Ross, CE Vrentas, P Sanchez-Vazquez, T Gaal, RL Gourse Molecular cell 50 (3), 420-429, 2013 | 337 | 2013 |
| Domain organization of RNA polymerase α subunit: C-terminal 85 amino acids constitute a domain capable of dimerization and DNA binding EE Blatter, W Ross, H Tang, RL Gourse, RH Ebright Cell 78 (5), 889-896, 1994 | 320 | 1994 |
| Factor independent activation of rrnB P1: An" extended" promoter with an upstream element that dramatically increases promoter strength L Rao, W Ross, JA Appleman, T Gaal, S Leirmo, PJ Schlax, MT Record Jr, ... Journal of molecular biology 235 (5), 1421-1435, 1994 | 301 | 1994 |
| Bacterial promoter architecture: subsite structure of UP elements and interactions with the carboxy-terminal domain of the RNA polymerase α subunit ST Estrem, W Ross, T Gaal, ZWS Chen, W Niu, RH Ebright, RL Gourse Genes & development 13 (16), 2134-2147, 1999 | 300 | 1999 |
| Expression of rRNA and tRNA genes in Escherichia coli: evidence for feedback regulation by products of rRNA operons S Jinks-Robertson, RL Gourse, M Nomura Cell 33 (3), 865-876, 1983 | 285 | 1983 |
| ppGpp binding to a site at the RNAP-DksA interface accounts for its dramatic effects on transcription initiation during the stringent response W Ross, P Sanchez-Vazquez, AY Chen, JH Lee, HL Burgos, RL Gourse Molecular cell 62 (6), 811-823, 2016 | 281 | 2016 |