Integration host factor and cyclic AMP receptor protein are required for TyrR-mediated activation of tpl in Citrobacter freundii

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 180, Issue 23, 1998, Pages 6173-6186

  Bai, Qing ^a,b   Somerville, Ronald L ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC AMP BINDING PROTEIN; INTEGRATION HOST FACTOR;

AMINO ACID METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; CITROBACTER FREUNDII; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE ACTIVATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CITROBACTER FREUNDII; NEGIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0031786214     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.180.23.6173-6186.1998     Document Type: Article

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