The LysR-like regulator LeuO in Escherichia coli is involved in the translational regulation of rpoS by affecting the expression of the small regulatory DsrA-RNA

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 559-569

  Klauck, Eberhard ^a   Böhringer, Jürgen ^a   Hengge Aronis, Regine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RNA POLYMERASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; ENZYME SUBUNIT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LOW TEMPERATURE PROCEDURES; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; TRANSLATION REGULATION; TRANSPOSON;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0030770620     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1997.4911852.x     Document Type: Article

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