Regulation of expression of the Lactococcus lactis histidine operon

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 181, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 2026-2037

  Delorme, C ^a   Ehrlich, S D ^a   Renault, P ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL RNA; HISTIDINE;

AMINO ACID SYNTHESIS; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; DNA SUPERCOILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; MOLECULAR MODEL; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; RNA CONFORMATION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; TATA BOX; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; POSIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 0032965169     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.7.2026-2037.1999     Document Type: Article

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