Coordinate regulation of the Escherichia coli formate dehydrogenase fdnGHI and fdhF genes in response to nitrate, nitrite, and formate: Roles for NarL and NarP

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 185, Issue 17, 2003, Pages 5076-5085

  Wang, Henian ^a   Gunsalus, Robert P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA GALACTOSIDASE; FORMATE DEHYDROGENASE; FORMIC ACID; GENE PRODUCT; NITRATE; NITRITE; PROTEIN FDHF; PROTEIN FDNGHI; PROTEIN FDOGHI; PROTEIN NARL; PROTEIN NARP; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CHEMOSTAT; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE FUSION; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FOLDING; REPORTER GENE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANAEROBIOSIS; CULTURE MEDIA; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; FORMATE DEHYDROGENASES; FORMATES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; MUTATION; NITRATES; NITRITES; OPERON; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS);

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0042389665     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.185.17.5076-5085.2003     Document Type: Article

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