Fis binding in the dnaA operon promoter region

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 20, 1996, Pages 6006-6012

  Froelich, Jamie M ^a   Phuong, Trung K ^a   Zyskind, Judith W ^a  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; DEOXYRIBONUCLEOPROTEIN; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; DNA POLYMERASE; RIBOSOME PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BINDING AFFINITY; DNA FOOTPRINTING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS REGULATION; REGULATORY MECHANISM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); TRIXIS;

EID: 0029795168     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.20.6006-6012.1996     Document Type: Article

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