Modulation of the function of the signal receptor domain of XylR, a member of a family of prokaryotic enhancer-like positive regulators

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 180, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 600-604

  Salto, Rafael ^a,e   Delgado, Asunción ^b,e   Michán, Carmen ^c,e   Marqués, Silvia ^d,e   Ramos, Juan L ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

^e CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; REGULATOR PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; REGULATOR GENE;

EID: 0031910797     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.180.3.600-604.1998     Document Type: Article

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