Repression of Escherichia coli PhoP-PhoQ signaling by acetate reveals a regulatory role for acetyl coenzyme A

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 185, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 2563-2570

  Lesley, Joseph A ^a   Waldburger, Carey D ^a  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; ACYL COENZYME A; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; PHOP PROTEIN; PROTEIN HISTIDINE KINASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE CONTROL; GENE REPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HYPOTHESIS; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ACETATES; ACETYL COENZYME A; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CULTURE MEDIA; DOWN-REGULATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN KINASE INHIBITORS; PROTEIN KINASES; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0037389259     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.185.8.2563-2570.2003     Document Type: Article

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