An M. tuberculosis DNA fragment contains genes encoding cell division proteins ftsX and ftsE, a basic protein and homologues of PemK Small protein B

Gene

Volumn 177, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 59-67

  Tyagi, Jaya Sivaswami ^a   Das, Taposh K ^a   Kinger, Asha K ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Cell division; ftsE gene; ftsX gene; Internal promoter; M. tuberculosis; pemK; smpB; Transcription start points

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; DNA FRAGMENT; MESSENGER RNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CELL DIVISION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE MAPPING; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC CONSERVATION; MACROPHAGE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; START CODON; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CORYNEBACTERINEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 0030600455     PISSN: 03781119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-1119(96)00271-5     Document Type: Article

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