The putA gene of Agrobacterium tumefaciens is transcriptionally activated in response to proline by an Lrp-like protein and is not autoregulated

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1025-1033

  Cho, Kyungyun ^a   Winans, Stephen C ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROLINE;

ARTICLE; AUTOREGULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; RHIZOBIUM RADIOBACTER; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; ENTERIC BACTERIA;

EID: 0029848539     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1996.01524.x     Document Type: Article

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