A pAD1-encoded small RNA molecule, mD, negatively regulates Enterococcus faecalis pheromone response by enhancing transcription termination

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 182, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 1062-1073

  Tomita, Haruyoshi ^a,c   Clewell, Don B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c GUNMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL RNA; BACTERIOCIN; HEMOLYSIN; PHEROMONE; SMALL NUCLEAR RNA;

ARTICLE; DNA BINDING; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; GENE EXPRESSION; MATING; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; TRANSCRIPTION TERMINATION;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; FIMBRIAE PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; OLIGOPEPTIDES; PLASMIDS; RNA, BACTERIAL; SEX ATTRACTANTS; TERMINATOR REGIONS (GENETICS); TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; NEGIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0033963661     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.182.4.1062-1073.2000     Document Type: Article

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