Activation of SoxR by overproduction of desulfoferrodoxin: Multiple ways to induce the soxRS regulon

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 182, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1761-1763

  Gaudu, Philippe ^a   Dubrac, Sarah ^a   Touati, Danièle ^a  

^a INSTITUT JACQUES MONOD   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OXIDOREDUCTASE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE; SUPEROXIDE;

ARTICLE; CELL PROTECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE DELETION; GENE INDUCTION; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REDUCTION; REGULON; SULFATE REDUCING BACTERIUM;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; FERREDOXINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; NADP; PLASMIDS; REGULON; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; SUPEROXIDES; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0034008694     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.182.6.1761-1763.2000     Document Type: Article

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