Evidence for the Presence of DNA-Binding Proteins Involved in Regulation of the Gene Expression of Indole-3-Pyruvic Acid Decarboxylase, a Key Enzyme in Indole-3-Acetic Acid Biosynthesis in Azospirillum lipoferum FS

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 65, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 1265-1269

  Yagi, Ken ^a   Chujo, Tetsuya ^a   Nojiri, Hideaki ^a   Omori, Toshio ^a   Nishiyama, Makoto ^a   Yamane, Hisakazu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Azospirillum lipoferum FS; Indole 3 acetic acid biosynthesis; Indole 3 pyruvic acid decarboxylase; Inverted repeat sequence; Regulatory mechanism

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; CARBOXYLYASE; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; INDOLEACETIC ACID; INDOLEACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; INDOLEPYRUVATE DECARBOXYLASE;

ARTICLE; AZOSPIRILLUM; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYSIOLOGY;

AZOSPIRILLUM; BASE SEQUENCE; CARBOXY-LYASES; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; INDOLEACETIC ACIDS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA;

EID: 0035349375     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.65.1265     Document Type: Article

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