Identification, nucleotide sequence, and characterization of PspF, the transcriptional activator of the Escherichia coli stress-induced psp operon

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1936-1945

  Jovanovic, Goran ^a   Weiner, Lorin ^a,b   Model, Peter ^a  

^a ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPERON; OSMOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN BINDING; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; TRANSPOSON;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0029874910     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.7.1936-1945.1996     Document Type: Article

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