Binding site recognition by Rns, a virulence regulator in the AraC family

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 181, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 2110-2117

  Munson, George P ^a   Scott, June R ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARAC PROTEIN; PALINDROMIC DNA; PROTEIN RNS; REGULATOR PROTEIN; THYMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BINDING SITE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE REPEAT; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; SHIGELLA FLEXNERI; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; SHIGELLA FLEXNERI;

EID: 0032949361     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.7.2110-2117.1999     Document Type: Article

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