Identification and characterization of a two-component sensor-kinase and response-regulator system (DcuS-DcuR) controlling gene expression in response to C4-Dicarboxylates in Escherichia coli

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 181, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1238-1248

  Golby, Paul ^a   Davies, Suzanne ^b   Kelly, David J ^b   Guest, John R ^b   Andrews, Simon C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DICARBOXYLIC ACID;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE INDUCTION; GENE LOCATION; GENE MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; RECOMBINANT PLASMID; REGULATOR GENE; REGULATORY MECHANISM; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0033020794     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.4.1238-1248.1999     Document Type: Article

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