Specific contacts between residues in the DNA-binding domain of the TyrR protein and bases in the operator of the tyrP gene of Escherichia coli

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 181, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 2338-2345

  Hwang, J S ^a   Yang, J ^a   Pittard, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPERATOR GENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA BINDING;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0032930213     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.8.2338-2345.1999     Document Type: Article

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