Catabolite regulation of two Escherichia coli operons encoding nitrite reductases: Role of the Cra protein

Archives of Microbiology

Volumn 168, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 240-244

  Tyson, K ^a,b   Busby, S ^a   Cole, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Catabolite regulation; Catabolite repression; Cra protein; Escherichia coli; Nitrite reductase regulation

Indexed keywords

NITRITE REDUCTASE;

ARTICLE; CATABOLITE REPRESSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; REGULATORY MECHANISM;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ENZYME REPRESSION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; FRUCTOSEPHOSPHATES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; NITRITE REDUCTASE (NAD(P)H); NITRITE REDUCTASES; OPERON; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); PROTEIN BINDING; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0030821732     PISSN: 03028933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002030050494     Document Type: Article

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