The σ(E) and Cpx regulatory pathways: Overlapping but distinct envelope stress responses

Current Opinion in Microbiology

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 159-165

  Raivio, Tracy L ^a   Silhavy, Thomas J ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN FOLDING; REGULON; REVIEW; STRESS; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CELL MEMBRANE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CPXA PROTEIN, BACTERIA; CPXR PROTEIN, BACTERIA; PROTEIN KINASE; SIGMA E FACTOR; SIGMA FACTOR; SIGMA-E FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CELL MEMBRANE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PROTEIN KINASES; SIGMA FACTOR; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 0033106492     PISSN: 13695274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1369-5274(99)80028-9     Document Type: Article

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