Role of DNA supercoiling and RpoS sigma factor in the osmotic and growth phase-dependent induction of the gene osmE of Escherichia coli K12

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 273, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 75-83

  Conter, Annie ^a   Menchon, Carine ^a   Gutierrez, Claude ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Escherichia coli; Osmotic regulation; Stationary phase; Supercoiling; Transcriptional regulation

Indexed keywords

DNA TOPOISOMERASE (ATP HYDROLYSING); NOVOBIOCIN; SIGMA FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DNA SUPERCOILING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE INDUCTION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GROWTH CURVE; NONHUMAN; OSMOREGULATION; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; REPORTER GENE; SUPPRESSOR GENE;

EID: 0031576351     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1997.1308     Document Type: Article

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