Analysis of binding sites for the nitrogen-control transcription factor NtcA in the promoters of Synechococcus nitrogen-regulated genes

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Gene Structure and Expression

Volumn 1578, Issue 1-3, 2002, Pages 95-98

  Vázquez Bermúdez, María Félix ^a   Flores, Enrique ^a   Herrero, Antonia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cyanobacteria; Gene activation; Nitrogen control; NtcA binding affinity; Transcriptional regulation

Indexed keywords

DIMER; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; NITROGEN; PROTEIN; PROTEIN NTCA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BINDING AFFINITY; BINDING SITE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYANOBACTERIUM; DISSOCIATION CONSTANT; DNA FLANKING REGION; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; NITROGEN FIXATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BINDING SITES; CONSENSUS SEQUENCE; CYANOBACTERIA; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; NITRATE REDUCTASE; NITRATE REDUCTASES; NITRITE REDUCTASES; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

CYANOBACTERIA; SYNECHOCOCCUS; SYNECHOCOCCUS ELONGATUS PCC 7942; SYNECHOCOCCUS SP.; SYNECHOCOCCUS SP. PCC 6301;

EID: 0037064198     PISSN: 01674781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-4781(02)00506-7     Document Type: Article

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