Coactivation of the RpoS-dependent proP P2 promoter by Fis and cyclic AMP receptor protein

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 182, Issue 15, 2000, Pages 4180-4187

  McLeod, Sarah M ^a   Xu, Jimin ^a,c   Johnson, Reid C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c VA GREATER LOS ANGELES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BETAINE; CARRIER PROTEIN; CYCLIC AMP BINDING PROTEIN; FACTOR FOR INVERSION STIMULATION; ISOPROTEIN; PROLINE; RNA POLYMERASE; SIGMA FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BINDING SITE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELL PROTECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME CONFORMATION; ENZYME SUBUNIT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE ACTIVATION; NONHUMAN; OSMOTIC STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN INDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; BINDING SITES; CARRIER PROTEINS; CYCLIC AMP RECEPTOR PROTEIN; DNA FOOTPRINTING; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA-DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASES; DRUG SYNERGISM; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; FACTOR FOR INVERSION STIMULATION PROTEIN; INTEGRATION HOST FACTORS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); SIGMA FACTOR; SYMPORTERS; TRANS-ACTIVATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0033911515     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.182.15.4180-4187.2000     Document Type: Article

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