Inducible bacteriocin production in Lactobacillus is regulated by differential expression of the pln operons and by two antagonizing response regulators, the activity of which is enhanced upon phosphorylation

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 483-494

  Diep, Dzung B ^a   Myhre, Ronny ^a   Johnsborg, Ola ^a   Aakra, Ågot ^a   Nes, Ingolf F ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOCIN; PHEROMONE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS PLANTARUM; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PHOSPHORYLATION; PLN OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; REGULATORY MECHANISM;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIOCINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; LACTOBACILLUS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OPERON; PHEROMONES; PHOSPHORYLATION; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS PLANTARUM;

EID: 0037238666     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.2003.03310.x     Document Type: Article

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