Identification and characterization of a DeoR-specific operator sequence essential for induction of dra-nupC-pdp operon expression in Bacillus subtilis

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 181, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1719-1727

  Zeng, Xianmin ^a   Saxild, Hans H ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; BETA GALACTOSIDASE; NUCLEOTIDE; REPRESSOR PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; GENE LOCATION; GENE MAPPING; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE REPEAT; OPERATOR GENE; OPERON; PLASMID; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REPRESSOR GENE; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS;

EID: 0033032372     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.6.1719-1727.1999     Document Type: Article

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