Light-induced carotenogenesis in Myxococcus xanthus: Light-dependent membrane sequestration of ECF sigma factor CarQ by anti-sigma factor CarR

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 171-186

  Gorham, Hazel C ^a,b   McGowan, Simon J ^a   Robson, Paul R H ^a,c   Hodgson, David A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; OXIDOREDUCTASE; RNA POLYMERASE; SIGMA FACTOR;

ARTICLE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE CLUSTER; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MYXOCOCCALES; OPERON; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

ESCHERICHIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MYXOCOCCALES; MYXOCOCCUS XANTHUS;

EID: 0030065962     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.1996.tb02458.x     Document Type: Article

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