The Listeria monocytogenes lap gene as an indicator gene for the study of PrfA-dependent regulation

Molecular and General Genetics

Volumn 256, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 54-62

  Bubert, A ^a   Kestler, H ^a   Gotz M ^a   Bockmann R ^a   Goebel, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cell division; Listeria monocytogenes; p60 protein; PrfA protein; Regulation of gene expression

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME; HYDROLASE; PEPTIDOGLYCAN; TRANSACTIVATOR PROTEIN; 60 KDA PROTEIN, LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; PEPTIDE CHAIN TERMINATION RELEASE FACTOR 1; PEPTIDE CHAIN-TERMINATION RELEASE FACTOR 1; TRANSLATION TERMINATION FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; CELL DIVISION; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME RELEASE; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; GENE CONSTRUCT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; BIOSYNTHESIS; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PATHOGENICITY; PLASMID; TEMPERATURE; ULTRASTRUCTURE; VIRULENCE; WESTERN BLOTTING;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MUTAGENESIS, INSERTIONAL; PEPTIDE TERMINATION FACTORS; PLASMIDS; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); RNA, MESSENGER; TEMPERATURE; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; VIRULENCE;

EID: 0030613538     PISSN: 00268925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004380050545     Document Type: Article

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