Repression of glutamate dehydrogenase formation in Klebsiella aerogenes requires two binding sites for the nitrogen assimilation control protein, NAC

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 184, Issue 24, 2002, Pages 6966-6975

  Goss, Thomas J ^a   Janes, Brian K ^a   Bender, Robert A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; GLUTAMATE DEHYDROGENASE; NITROGEN ASSIMILATION CONTROL PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MUTATION; BINDING SITE; ENZYME REPRESSION; GENE DELETION; KLEBSIELLA AEROGENES; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; BINDING SITES; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ENTEROBACTER AEROGENES; GLUTAMATE DEHYDROGENASE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); REPRESSOR PROTEINS; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); INSERTION SEQUENCES; KLEBSIELLA; KLEBSIELLA AEROGENES; NEGIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA; TRIXIS;

EID: 0036947743     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.184.24.6966-6975.2002     Document Type: Article

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