Differential expression of the OmpF and OmpC porin proteins in Escherichia coli K-12 depends upon the level of active OmpR

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 180, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 171-174

  Lan, Chung Yu ^a   Igo, Michele M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; HISTIDINE; MUTANT PROTEIN; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE; PORIN; REGULATOR PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; OSMOLARITY; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN INDUCTION; PROTEIN ISOLATION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; STRESS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI K12; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0031973725     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.180.1.171-174.1998     Document Type: Article

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