Role of the transcriptional activator RocR in the arginine-degradation pathway of Bacillus subtilis

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 825-837

  Gardan, Rozenn ^a   Rapoport, Georges ^a   Débarbouillé, Michel ^a  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; RNA POLYMERASE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BIODEGRADATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

EID: 0030967333     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1997.3881754.x     Document Type: Article

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