A temperature-sensitive trpS mutation interferes with trp RNA-binding attenuation protein (TRAP) regulation of trp gene expression in Bacillus subtilis

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 22, 1996, Pages 6518-6524

  Lee, Alfred Ian ^a   Sarsero, Joseph P ^a   Yanofsky, Charles ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; REGULATOR PROTEIN; RNA BINDING PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL MUTATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPORTER GENE; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVE MUTANT;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0029903528     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.22.6518-6524.1996     Document Type: Article

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