Characterization of the cvaA and cvi promoters of the colicin V export system: Iron-dependent transcription of cvaA is modulated by downstream sequences

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 180, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 1662-1672

  Boyer, Anne E ^a   Tai, Phang C ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA GALACTOSIDASE; COLICIN; IRON; NUCLEASE; PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; DOWN REGULATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0031944364     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.180.7.1662-1672.1998     Document Type: Article

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