Transcriptional regulation of molybdoenzyme synthesis in Escherichia coli in response to molybdenum: ModE-molybdate, a repressor of the modABCD (molybdate transport) operon is a secondary transcriptional activator for the hyc and nar operons

Microbiology

Volumn 145, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 41-55

  Self, William T ^a   Grunden, Amy M ^a,b   Hasona, Adnan ^a   Shanmugam, K T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b University of Georgia   (United States)

Author keywords

Formate hydrogenlyase; ModE; Molybdate; nar operon; Regulation

Indexed keywords

DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE I; FORMATE DEHYDROGENASE; MOLYBDENUM; MOLYBDIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; DNA FOOTPRINTING; DNA SEQUENCE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0032949461     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/13500872-145-1-41     Document Type: Article

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