Positive and negative transcriptional regulation of the Escherichia coli gluconate regulon gene gntT by gntR and the cyclic AMP (cAMP)-cAMP receptor protein complex

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 180, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 1777-1785

  Peekhaus, Norbert ^a   Conway, T ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC AMP; CYCLIC AMP RECEPTOR; DNA FRAGMENT; GLUCONIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; OPERATOR GENE; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULON; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0031897881     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.180.7.1777-1785.1998     Document Type: Article

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