Superimposition of TyrR protein-mediated regulation on osmoresponsive transcription of Escherichia coli proU in vivo

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 180, Issue 24, 1998, Pages 6743-6748

  Gowrishankar, J ^a   Pittard, A J ^b  

^a CENTRE FOR CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; HISTONE; PHENYLALANINE; REGULATOR PROTEIN; RNA POLYMERASE; TYROSINE;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; OPERON; OSMOLARITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROBACTERIA; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0032413553     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.180.24.6743-6748.1998     Document Type: Article

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