Induction of the Bacillus subtilis ptsGHI operon by glucose is controlled by a novel antiterminator, GlcT

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 65-78

  Stülke, Jörg ^a,b   Martin Verstraete, Isabelle ^a   Zagorec, Monique ^c   Rose, Matthias ^d   Klier, André ^a   Rapoport, Georges ^a  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^c CEMAGREF   (France)

^d GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENE PRODUCT; GLUCOSE; PERMEASE; PHOSPHOENOLPYRUVATE SUGAR PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GENETICS; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GLUCOSE TRANSPORT SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; REGULATOR GENE; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0030742667     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1997.4351797.x     Document Type: Article

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