Complex regulation of csgD promoter activity by global regulatory proteins

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 639-654

  Gerstel, Ulrich ^a,b   Park, Chankyu ^c   Römling, Ute ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR INFECTION RESEARCH   (Germany)

^c Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; INTEGRATION HOST FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR OMPR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BINDING SITE; CSGD GENE; GENE ACTIVITY; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SEQUENCE; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN TENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

AEROBIOSIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; BINDING SITES; BINDING, COMPETITIVE; DNA FOOTPRINTING; ELECTROPHORETIC MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENES, REGULATOR; INTEGRATION HOST FACTORS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OPERON; OXYGEN; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 0043166926     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.2003.03594.x     Document Type: Article

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