Silencing and activation of ClyA cytotoxin expression in Escherichia coli

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 182, Issue 22, 2000, Pages 6347-6357

  Westermark, M ^a   Oscarsson, J ^a   Mizunoe, Y ^a   Urbonaviciene, J ^a   Uhlin, B E ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOLYSIN; CYTOTOXIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BINDING SITE; CYTOLYSIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE SILENCING; GENETIC ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; START CODON; TRANSLATION REGULATION;

ANAEROBIOSIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; BASE SEQUENCE; BINDING SITES; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; IRON-SULFUR PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); PROTEIN BINDING; RNA, MESSENGER; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 0033754439     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.182.22.6347-6357.2000     Document Type: Article

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