Differential expression of genes in the vir regulon of Streptococcus pyogenes is controlled by transcription termination

Molecular and General Genetics

Volumn 250, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 207-213

  Pritchard, Kristen Hoikka ^a   Cleary, P Patrick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

C5a peptidase; M protein; Regulation; Streptococcus pyogenes; Transcription termination

Indexed keywords

GENETIC TRANSCRIPT; M PROTEIN; PEPTIDASE; PRIMER DNA; PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; DNA INTEGRATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULON; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; TRANSCRIPTION TERMINATION;

ADHESINS, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DOWN-REGULATION; ENDOPEPTIDASES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENES, REPORTER; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); REPETITIVE SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID; RNA; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE DELETION; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; TERMINATOR REGIONS (GENETICS); TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; VIRULENCE;

FELIS CATUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; VIR;

EID: 0030057039     PISSN: 00268925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004380050068     Document Type: Article

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