Expression of two alternative sigma factors of Synechococcus sp. strain PCC 7002 is modulated by carbon and nitrogen stress

Microbiology

Volumn 143, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 3807-3818

  Caslake, Laurie F ^a,b   Gruber, Tanja M ^b   Bryant, Donald A ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT FREDONIA   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cyanobacteria; Nutrient stress; RNA polymerase; Sigma factors; Transcription

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CARBON; MESSENGER RNA; NITROGEN; RNA POLYMERASE; SIGMA FACTOR;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYANOBACTERIUM; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; NUTRIENT; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CYANOBACTERIA; NEGIBACTERIA; SYNECHOCOCCUS SP.; SYNECHOCOCCUS SP. PCC 6301; SYNECHOCOCCUS SP. PCC 7002;

EID: 0031466505     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00221287-143-12-3807     Document Type: Article

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