Interaction of the regulator proteins RcsA and RcsB with the promoter of the operon for amylovoran biosynthesis in Erwinia amylovora

Molecular and General Genetics

Volumn 256, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 72-83

  Kelm, O ^a   Kiecker, C ^a   Geider, K ^b   Bernhard, F ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOPHYSICAL CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amylovoran; Colanic acid; Fireblight; Regulation of capsule synthesis; Two component system

Indexed keywords

DIMER; POLYSACCHARIDE; REGULATOR PROTEIN; SIGMA FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BINDING KINETICS; BIOSYNTHESIS; CARBOHYDRATE SYNTHESIS; CONSENSUS SEQUENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA PROTEIN COMPLEX; ERWINIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GEL MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; GENE CLUSTER; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN DNA INTERACTION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TEMPERATURE;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; BINDING SITES; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; ERWINIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OPERON; POLYSACCHARIDES, BACTERIAL; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; TEMPERATURE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

ERWINIA; ERWINIA AMYLOVORA; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0030686558     PISSN: 00268925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004380050547     Document Type: Article

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