Adaptation to life at micromolar nutrient levels: The regulation of Escherichia coli glucose transport by endoinduction and cAMP

FEMS Microbiology Reviews

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 301-317

  Ferenci, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chemostat; Continuous culture; gal Regulon; Gene regulation; Inducer; mal Regulon; mgl Gene; Nutrient limitation; Transport system

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC AMP; GLUCOSE; GLUCOSE TRANSPORTER;

ADAPTATION; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BINDING AFFINITY; CELL MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GLUCOSE TRANSPORT; INTRACELLULAR TRANSPORT; NONHUMAN; OUTER MEMBRANE; PROTEIN BINDING; REGULON; REVIEW;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0030200309     PISSN: 01686445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0168-6445(96)00019-8     Document Type: Review

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