The molecular basis for the differential regulation of the hlyE-encoded haemolysin of Escherichia coli by FNR and HlyX lies in the improved Activating Region 1 contact of HlyX

Microbiology

Volumn 143, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 3785-3793

  Green, Jeffrey ^a   Baldwin, Mandy L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Class I promoter; FNR; Haemolysin; HlyE; HlyX

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; FUMARIC ACID; HEMOLYSIN; NITRATE; RNA POLYMERASE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ACTINOBACILLUS PLEUROPNEUMONIAE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA FOOTPRINTING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE LOCATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; REPORTER GENE; SWINE; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ACTINOBACILLUS PLEUROPNEUMONIAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0031450904     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00221287-143-12-3785     Document Type: Article

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