A sigma factor that modifies the circadian expression of a subset of genes in cyanobacteria

EMBO Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 2488-2495

  Tsinoremas, Nicholas F ^a   Ishiura, Masahiro ^b   Kondo, Takao ^b   Andersson, Carol R ^a   Tanaka, Kan ^c   Takahashi, Hideo ^c   Johnson, Carl H ^d   Golden, Susan S ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^d VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Circadian rhythm; Cyanobacteria; psbA; Sigma factor; Synechococcus

Indexed keywords

MUTANT PROTEIN; SIGMA FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL RHYTHM; BIOLUMINESCENCE; CHROMOSOME MAP; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYANOBACTERIUM; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE LOCUS; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029966080     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1460-2075.1996.tb00606.x     Document Type: Article

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