Expression of the transposase gene tnpA of Tn4652 is positively affected by integration host factor

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 180, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 2822-2829

  Hörak, Rita ^a   Kivisaar, Maia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; INTEGRATION HOST FACTOR; TRANSPOSASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA PROTEIN COMPLEX; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE INDUCTION; GENE LOCATION; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN FAMILY; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TRANSPOSON;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA;

EID: 0032464363     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.180.11.2822-2829.1998     Document Type: Article

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