Bacillus subtilis spoIIID protein binds to two sites in the spoVD promoter and represses transcription by σ(E) RNA polymerase

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 972-975

  Zhang, Bin ^a   Daniel, Richard A ^b   Errington, Jeffery ^b   Kroos, Lee ^a  

^a Michigan State University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE I; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; RNA POLYMERASE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BINDING SITE; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN BINDING; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

EID: 0031028409     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.3.972-975.1997     Document Type: Article

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