Nitrate and nitrite regulation of the Fnr-dependent aeg-46.5 promoter of Escherichia coli K-12 is mediated by competition between homologous response regulators (NarL and NarP) for a common DNA-binding site

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 251, Issue 1, 1995, Pages 15-29

  Darwin, Andrew J ^a   Stewart, Valley ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Fnr; Nitrate; Nitrite; Response regulator; Transcription

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI K12;

EID: 0029086289     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1995.0412     Document Type: Article

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