Dissection of the Bacillus subtilis spo0E binding site for the global regulator AbrB reveals smaller recognition elements

Molecular and General Genetics

Volumn 250, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 742-749

  Strauch, Mark A ^a  

^a SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

AbrB; DNA binding; Global regulation; Sporulation

Indexed keywords

DNA BINDING PROTEIN; REGULATOR PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BINDING SITE; DNA BINDING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPOROGENESIS;

EID: 0029925225     PISSN: 00268925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02172986     Document Type: Article

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