The role of Fe-S proteins in sensing and regulation in bacteria

Current Opinion in Microbiology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 181-185

  Kiley, Patricia J ^a   Beinert, Helmut ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACONITATE HYDRATASE; CITRIC ACID; DNA; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; IRON; IRON REGULATORY FACTOR; IRON SULFUR PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; NITRIC OXIDE; PARAQUAT; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; REGULATOR PROTEIN; RNA; SUPEROXIDE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BIOGENESIS; DNA BINDING; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; REVIEW; TRANSLATION REGULATION;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0038352097     PISSN: 13695274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1369-5274(03)00039-0     Document Type: Review

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