Identification of DNA-Binding Proteins Involved in Regulation of Expression of the Streptomyces aureofaciens whiH Gene Encoding a Sporulation Transcription Factor

Folia Microbiologica

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 527-534

  Homerova D ^a   Kormanec, J ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; REPRESSOR PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; WHIH PROTEIN, STREPTOMYCES;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CHEMISTRY; DNA FOOTPRINTING; GEL MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROMOTER REGION; STREPTOMYCES;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; BINDING SITES; DNA FOOTPRINTING; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ELECTROPHORETIC MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); REPRESSOR PROTEINS; STREPTOMYCES; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 0035757330     PISSN: 00155632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02817997     Document Type: Article

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