Fur-DNA interactions at the bidirectional fepDGC-entS promoter region in Escherichia coli

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 322, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 983-995

  Lavrrar, Jennifer L ^a   Christoffersen, Catherine A ^a   McIntosh, Mark A ^a  

^a University of Missouri   (United States)

Author keywords

DtxR; Enterobactin; Fur; Iron regulation; Protein DNA interactions

Indexed keywords

DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE I; DNA; IRON; MUTANT PROTEIN; PROTEIN FUR; REPRESSOR PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; BINDING KINETICS; DNA FOOTPRINTING; DNA SEQUENCE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE MUTATION; IN VITRO STUDY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN DNA INTERACTION; REGULATORY MECHANISM;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0036415664     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-2836(02)00849-5     Document Type: Article

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