Functional analysis of TraA, the sex pheromone receptor encoded by pPD1, in a promoter region essential for the mating response in Enterococcus faecalis

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 184, Issue 22, 2002, Pages 6343-6350

  Horii, Takaaki ^a   Nagasawa, Hiromichi ^a   Nakayama, Jiro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL RECEPTOR; CURVED DNA; DNA FRAGMENT; GENE PRODUCT; INHIBITOR PROTEIN; PROTEIN TRAA; RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; SEX PHEROMONE; SEX PHEROMONE RECEPTOR; SPACER DNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BACTERIUM CONJUGATION; BINDING SITE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DNA CONFORMATION; DNA FOOTPRINTING; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; GEL MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; GENE EXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; RECEPTOR BINDING; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION SITE; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0036842960     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.184.22.6343-6350.2002     Document Type: Conference Paper

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