Repression of the aroP gene of Escherichia coli involves activation of a divergent promoter

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 13, 1997, Pages 4213-4218

  Wang, Peixiang ^a   Yang, Ji ^a   Lawley, Blair ^a,b   Pittard, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHENYLALANINE; RNA POLYMERASE; TRYPTOPHAN; TYROSINE;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; ENZYME REGULATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; REPRESSOR GENE; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0030860060     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.13.4213-4218.1997     Document Type: Article

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