Characterization of the negative elements involved in silencing the bgl operon of Escherichia coli: Possible roles for DNA gyrase, H-NS, and CRP- cAMP in regulation

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 617-627

  Mukerji, Mitali ^a   Mahadevan, S ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC AMP; CYCLIC AMP BINDING PROTEIN; DNA TOPOISOMERASE (ATP HYDROLYSING); NOVOBIOCIN; PERMANGANATE POTASSIUM;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; DNA SEQUENCE; DNA SUPERCOILING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; NONHUMAN; OPERON; POINT MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRESSOR GENE; SILENCER GENE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0030914637     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1997.3621725.x     Document Type: Article

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