Fur regulon ingram-negative bacteria: Identification and characterization of new iron-regulated Escherichia coli genes by a Fur titration assay

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 236, Issue 2, 1994, Pages 531-545

  Stojiljkovic, Igor ^a,b   Bäumler, Andreas J ^a,b   Hantke, Klaus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Escherichia coli; Fur repressor; Fur box; Iron regulation; Iron binding proteins

Indexed keywords

IRON; IRON BINDING PROTEIN; REPRESSOR PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE CONTROL; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; TYPHIMURIUM; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA;

EID: 0028327173     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1994.1163     Document Type: Article

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