Characterization of the MdE DNA-binding sites in the control regions of modABCD and moaABCDE of Escherchia coli

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 515-524

  McNicholas, Paul M ^a   Rech, Sabine A ^a   Gunsalus, Robert P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MOLYBDENUM; MOLYBDIC ACID; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEIN; MODE PROTEIN, BACTERIA; MODE PROTEIN, E COLI; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA BINDING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; CELL FREE SYSTEM; DNA FOOTPRINTING; DRUG EFFECT; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PROTEIN BINDING; TRANSACTIVATION;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CELL-FREE SYSTEM; DNA FOOTPRINTING; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; MOLYBDENUM; OPERON; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); PROTEIN BINDING; TRANS-ACTIVATION (GENETICS); TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 0030614756     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1997.d01-1864.x     Document Type: Article

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