Expression of the TOL plasmid xylS gene in Pseudomonas putida occurs from a σ70-dependent promoter or from σ70- and σ54-dependent tandem promoters according to the compound used for growth

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 2356-2361

  Gallegos, María Trinidad ^a   Marqués, Silvia ^a   Ramos, Juan L ^a,b  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZOIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BENZYL ALCOHOL; GLYCEROL; SIGMA FACTOR; TOLUENE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; OPERON; PLASMID; PLASMID TOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; BENZOATES; BENZOIC ACIDS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; DNA-DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; MODELS, GENETIC; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PLASMIDS; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; RNA POLYMERASE SIGMA 54; SIGMA FACTOR; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 0029920970     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.8.2356-2361.1996     Document Type: Article

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