The CpxRA signal transduction system of Escherichia coli: Growth-related autoactivation and control of unanticipated target operons

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 181, Issue 21, 1999, Pages 6772-6778

  De Wulf, Peter ^a   Kwon, Ohsuk ^a   Lin, E C C ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN; RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; CHEMOTAXIS; ELECTROPHORETIC MOBILITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; OPERON; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FOLDING; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0032728835     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.21.6772-6778.1999     Document Type: Article

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