In vivo evidence that acyl coenzyme A regulates DNA binding by the Escherichia coli FadR global transcription factor

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1819-1823

  Cronan Jr , John E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACYL COENZYME A; BACTERIAL ENZYME; FATTY ACID; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BINDING SITE; BIOSYNTHESIS; DNA BINDING; ENZYME INDUCTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FATTY ACID SYNTHESIS; GENE EXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0031054314     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.5.1819-1823.1997     Document Type: Article

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