Cloning and characterization of the Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae fur gene and its role in regulation of ApxI and AfuABC expression

DNA Sequence - Journal of DNA Sequencing and Mapping

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 169-181

  Hsu, Yuan Man ^a   Chin, Ni ^a   Chang, Chao Fu ^a,b   Chang, Yung Fu ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae; Afu; ApxI; Calcium; Fur; Iron

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL TOXIN; CALCIUM; CARRIER PROTEIN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; FLAVODOXIN; GENE PRODUCT; IRON; PROTEIN AFUABC; PROTEIN APX1; PROTEIN APXICABD; PROTEIN FUR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACTINOBACILLUS PLEUROPNEUMONIAE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DNA FLANKING REGION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HEMOLYSIS; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPERON; POINT MUTATION; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ACTINOBACILLUS PLEUROPNEUMONIAE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENES, REPORTER; GENETIC VECTORS; LUCIFERASES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POINT MUTATION; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

ACTINOBACILLUS PLEUROPNEUMONIAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; HAEMOPHILUS; HAEMOPHILUS DUCREYI; NEGIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0037768985     PISSN: 10425179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1042517031000089469     Document Type: Article

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