Role of bkdR, a transcriptional activator of the SigL-dependent isoleucine and valine degradation pathway in Bacillus subtilis

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 181, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 2059-2066

  Debarbouille, Michel ^a   Gardan, Rozenn ^a   Arnaud, Maryvonne ^a   Rapoport, George ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 OXOISOVALERATE DEHYDROGENASE (LIPOAMIDE); ENZYME; ISOLEUCINE; LEUCINE DEHYDROGENASE; PROTEIN BKDR; REGULATOR PROTEIN; SIGMA FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VALINE;

AMINO ACID METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GENE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELETION MUTANT; GENE CONTROL; GENE FUNCTION; GENE INDUCTION; GENE ISOLATION; GENE LOCATION; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATOR GENE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0032913240     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.7.2059-2066.1999     Document Type: Article

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