Light-induced carotenogenesis in Myxococcus xanthus: Functional characterization of the ECF sigma factor CarQ and antisigma factor CarR

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 237-251

  Browning, Douglas F ^a,b   Whitworth, David E ^a   Hodgson, David A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PROTEIN CARQ; PROTEIN CARR; PROTEIN CRTL; RNA POLYMERASE; SIGMA FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; MYXOCOCCUS XANTHUS; NONHUMAN; OLIGOMERIZATION; PHOTOSENSITIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN INDUCTION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; TWO HYBRID SYSTEM;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; CAROTENOIDS; DNA, BACTERIAL; LIGHT; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MYXOCOCCUS XANTHUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MYXOCOCCUS XANTHUS; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0037383263     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.2003.03431.x     Document Type: Article

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