pyrH-encoded UMP-kinase directly participates in pyrimidine-specific modulation of promoter activity in Escherichia coli

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 280, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 571-582

  Kholti, Abdelaziz ^a   Charlier, Daniel ^b,c   Gigot, Daniel ^a   Huysveld, Nadine ^c,d   Roovers, Martine ^c,d   Glansdorff, Nicolas ^b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^b Institut de Recherches du CERIA   (Belgium)

^c DEPARTMENT OF PLANT SYSTEMS BIOLOGY   (Belgium)

^d VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

carAB; Escherichia coli; Pyrimidines; Transcription regulation; UMP kinase

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; GLUTAMIC ACID; PROTEIN KINASE; PYRIMIDINE;

ALLELE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DICTYOSTELIUM DISCOIDEUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE MUTATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEIC ACID BASE SUBSTITUTION; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION;

ALIAS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CYPRINUS CARPIO; DICTYOSTELIUM DISCOIDEUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 0032563126     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1998.1910     Document Type: Article

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