Deletion analysis of cspA of Escherichia coli: Requirement of the AT-rich UP element for cspA transcription and the downstream box in the coding region for its cold shock induction

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 321-335

  Mitta, Masanori ^a,b   Fang, Li ^a   Inouye, Masayori ^a  

^a RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b TAKARA SHUZO CO LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; RNA 16S;

ARTICLE; COLD; COLD STRESS; DELETION MUTANT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOCK; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ESCHERICHIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0030781417     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1997.5771943.x     Document Type: Article

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