Rok (YkuW) regulates genetic competence in Bacillus subtilis by directly repressing comK

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 15-26

  Hoa, Tran Thu ^a,b   Tortosa, Pablo ^a   Albano, Mark ^a   Dubnau, David ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY AT HO CHI MINH CITY   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA FRAGMENT; PROTEIN; PROTEIN ABRB; PROTEIN COMK; PROTEIN ROK; PROTEIN SINR; PROTEIN YKUW; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STABILITY; REGULATORY MECHANISM; TRANSCRIPTION TERMINATION;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENES, REPORTER; LAC OPERON; MUTAGENESIS; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); REPRESSOR PROTEINS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; POSIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0036197675     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.2002.02727.x     Document Type: Article

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