Growth phase and metal-dependent regulation of the dpsA gene in Synechococcus sp. strain PCC 7942

Archives of Microbiology

Volumn 173, Issue 5-6, 2000, Pages 352-357

  Sen, Aparna ^a   Dwivedi, Kshitij ^a   Rice, Kathryn A ^a   Bullerjahn, George S ^a  

^a BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fur repressor; Iron limitation; Nutrient stress; Promoter; Sigma factor; Synechococcus

Indexed keywords

DNA BINDING PROTEIN; DPSA PROTEIN; GENE PRODUCT; IRON; METAL; REPRESSOR PROTEIN; SIGMA FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; STRESS;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; CULTURE MEDIA; CYANOBACTERIA; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENES, REPORTER; IRON; LAC OPERON; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 0034044843     PISSN: 03028933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002030000153     Document Type: Article

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