Control of anthrax toxin gene expression by the transition state regulator abrB

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 184, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 370-380

  Saile, E ^a   Koehler, T M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHRAX TOXIN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; EDEMA FACTOR; PROTECTIVE ANTIGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CHROMOSOME DELETION; GENE CONTROL; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; LETHAL GENE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENOME, BACTERIAL; LAC OPERON; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

ANTHRAX; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA; TRIXIS;

EID: 0036135592     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.184.2.370-380.2002     Document Type: Article

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