Roles of RpoS (σ(S)), IHF and ppGpp in the expression of the hmp gene encoding the flavohemoglobin (Hmp) of Escherichia coli K-12

Molecular and General Genetics

Volumn 254, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 599-603

  Membrillo Hernandez J ^a   Cook, G M ^a   Poole, R K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Escherichia coli; Hemoglobin; Integration host factor; ppGpp; rpoS

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CYCLIC GMP DERIVATIVE; HEMOGLOBIN DERIVATIVE; INTEGRATION HOST FACTOR; RNA POLYMERASE; ADENOSINE CYCLIC 3',5' MONOPHOSPHATE BINDING PROTEINS; ADENOSINE CYCLIC-3',5'-MONOPHOSPHATE BINDING PROTEINS; CARRIER PROTEIN; CYCLIC AMP BINDING PROTEIN; DIHYDROPTERIDINE REDUCTASE; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEIN; GUANOSINE 3' DIPHOSPHATE 5' DIPHOSPHATE; HEMOPROTEIN; HMP PROTEIN, E COLI; HYBRID PROTEIN; OXIDOREDUCTASE; SIGMA FACTOR; SIGMA FACTOR KATF PROTEIN, BACTERIA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME SUBUNIT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE STRUCTURE; GROWTH CURVE; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; RECOMBINANT GENE; START CODON; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MUTATION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYSIOLOGY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; CARRIER PROTEINS; CYCLIC AMP RECEPTOR PROTEIN; DIHYDROPTERIDINE REDUCTASE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GUANOSINE TETRAPHOSPHATE; HEMEPROTEINS; INTEGRATION HOST FACTORS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; NADH, NADPH OXIDOREDUCTASES; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; SIGMA FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 0030611120     PISSN: 00268925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004380050457     Document Type: Article

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