Mutational analysis of the TnrA-binding sites in the Bacillus subtilis nrgAB and gabP promoter regions

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 180, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 2943-2949

  Wray Jr , Lewis V ^a   Zalieckas, Jill M ^a   Ferson, Amy E ^a   Fisher, Susan H ^a,b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BINDING PROTEIN; NITROGEN;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BINDING SITE; GEL MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS;

EID: 0032464364     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.180.11.2943-2949.1998     Document Type: Article

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