Promoter discrimination by the related transcriptional activators MarA and SoxS: Differential regulation by differential binding

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 623-634

  Martin, R G ^a   Gillette, W K ^a   Rosner, J L ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; PROTEIN; RNA POLYMERASE; SUPEROXIDE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN BINDING; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; BINDING SITES; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; ISOPROPYL THIOGALACTOSIDE; METHYLPHENAZONIUM METHOSULFATE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NALIDIXIC ACID; NORFLOXACIN; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY; SUPEROXIDES; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; VITAMIN K;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0033962955     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.2000.01732.x     Document Type: Article

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