The clp (CS31A) operon is negatively controlled by Lrp, ClpB, and L- alanine at the transcriptional level

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 281-292

  Martin, Christine ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; REGULATOR PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE REPRESSION; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATOR GENE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0029745399     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1996.00651.x     Document Type: Article

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