Analysis of ToxR-dependent transcription activation of ompU, the gene encoding a major envelope protein in Vibrio cholerae

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 235-246

  Crawford, J Adam ^a   Kaper, James B ^b   DiRita, Victor J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b University of Maryland School of Medicine Center for Vaccine Development   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADHESIN; ENVELOPE PROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PORIN; RNA;

ARTICLE; CHOLERA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHORETIC MOBILITY; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; IMMUNOBLOTTING; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

ADHESINS, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); TRANS-ACTIVATION (GENETICS); TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

NEGIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

EID: 0031854047     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1998.00925.x     Document Type: Article

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