Molecular characterization of the transition state regulator AbrB from Bacillus stearothermophilus

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Gene Structure and Expression

Volumn 1493, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 82-90

  Klein, Wolfgang ^a   Winkelmann, Daniel ^a   Hahn, Martin ^a   Weber, Thomas ^a   Marahiel, Mohamed A ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

AbrB; Bacillus stearothermophilus; Overproduction; Purification; Structure; Transition state regulator

Indexed keywords

DNA BINDING PROTEIN; PROTEIN ABRB; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE STRUCTURE; GEOBACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OLIGOMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; CALMODULIN-BINDING PROTEINS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, AFFINITY; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GEL; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; OPEN READING FRAMES; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; GEOBACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS;

EID: 0034618607     PISSN: 01674781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-4781(00)00171-8     Document Type: Article

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