Two roles for the DNA recognition site of the Klebsiella aerogenes nitrogen assimilation control protein

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 180, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 578-585

  Pomposiello, Pablo J ^a,b   Janes, Brian K ^a   Bender, Robert A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; MUTANT PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BINDING SITE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA STRUCTURE; GENE MUTATION; KLEBSIELLA AEROGENES; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

EID: 0031888239     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.180.3.578-585.1998     Document Type: Article

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