Transcriptional regulation of the iron-responsive sigma factor gene pbrA

Molecular and General Genetics

Volumn 250, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 50-58

  Sexton, Ray ^a,b   Gill Jr , Paul R ^a,c   Dowling, David N ^a,d   O'Gara, Fergal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS CLEMENTE ESTABLE   (Uruguay)

^d South East Technological University   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Fur; Iron regulation; Pseudomonas; Siderophore; Sigma factor

Indexed keywords

IRON; SIDEROPHORE; SIGMA FACTOR;

ARTICLE; GENE EXPRESSION; IRON KINETICS; IRON METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; CONSENSUS SEQUENCE; DNA, BACTERIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENES, REPORTER; IRON; LAC OPERON; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID; SIGMA FACTOR; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 0030061350     PISSN: 00268925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004380050050     Document Type: Article

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