Coordinate gene regulation by fimbriae-induced signal transduction

EMBO Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 3074-3081

  Schembri, M A ^a   Klemm, P ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Antigen 43; Disulfide formation; Fimbriae; Oxidative stress; OxyR

Indexed keywords

DISULFIDE; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; THIOL;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FIMBRIA; GENE CLUSTER; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ADHESINS, BACTERIAL; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; DISULFIDES; DITHIOTHREITOL; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; FIMBRIAE, BACTERIAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PHENOTYPE; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0035875664     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/20.12.3074     Document Type: Article

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