Differential regulation by the homologous response regulators NarL and NarP of Escherichia coli K-12 depends on DNA binding site arrangement

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 583-595

  Darwin, Andrew J ^a,c   Tyson, Kerry L ^b,d   Busby, Stephen J W ^b   Stewart, Valley ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA GALACTOSIDASE; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE I;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; BINDING SITE; DNA BINDING; ENZYME ASSAY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ESCHERICHIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI K12;

EID: 0030868258     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1997.4971855.x     Document Type: Article

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