The CitST two-component system regulates the expression of the Mg-citrate transporter in Bacillus subtilis

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 898-912

  Yamamoto, Hiroki ^a   Murata, Masayoshi ^a   Sekiguchi, Junichi ^a  

^a SHINSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 CHLORO 6 N CYCLOPENTYLADENOSINE; CARRIER PROTEIN; CITRIC ACID; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE I; GLUCOSE; MAGNESIUM;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CELL GROWTH; CHROMOSOME MAP; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA FOOTPRINTING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; OPERON; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; CARRIER PROTEINS; CELL DIVISION; DNA FOOTPRINTING; DNA, BACTERIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OPERON; ORGANIC ANION TRANSPORTERS; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS;

EID: 0033852729     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.2000.02055.x     Document Type: Article

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