Transcriptional regulation of the aconitase genes (acnA and acnB) of Escherichia coli

Microbiology

Volumn 143, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 3795-3805

  Cunningham, Louise ^a   Gruer, Megan J ^a   Guest, John R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aconitase; Citric acid cycle genes; Fumarase; Global regulators; Transcription regulation

Indexed keywords

ACONITATE HYDRATASE; BACTERIAL ENZYME; FUMARATE HYDRATASE; RNA POLYMERASE;

ARTICLE; CITRIC ACID CYCLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME INDUCTION; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE FUSION; GENE LOCATION; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OXIDATION REDUCTION STATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; RESTRICTION MAPPING; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ARCA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0031438608     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00221287-143-12-3795     Document Type: Article

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