Regulation of hepA of Anabaena sp. strain PCC 7120 by elements 5' from the gene and by hepK

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 180, Issue 16, 1998, Pages 4233-4242

  Zhu, Jinsong ^a   Kong, Renqiu ^a,b   Wolk, C Peter ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL POLYSACCHARIDE; GENE PRODUCT; GLYCOLIPID; MUTANT PROTEIN; PROTEIN KINASE;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; ANABAENA; ARTICLE; DNA FLANKING REGION; GEL MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; GENE CONTROL; NITROGEN FIXATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; START CODON; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; TRANSPOSON;

ANABAENA;

EID: 0031855644     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.180.16.4233-4242.1998     Document Type: Article

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