Regulation of tryptophan synthase gene expression in Chlamydia trachomatis

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1347-1359

  Wood, Heidi ^a,b   Fehlner Gardner, Christine ^b   Berry, Jody ^c   Fischer, Elizabeth ^d   Graham, Bonnie ^b   Hackstadt, Ted ^d   Roshick, Christine ^b   McClarty, Grant ^a,b  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^c CANADIAN FOOD INSPECTION AGENCY   (Canada)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

5 FLUOROTRYPTOPHAN; CYCLOHEXIMIDE; GAMMA INTERFERON; INDOLE; INDOLEAMINE 2,3 DIOXYGENASE; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITOR; TRYPTOPHAN; TRYPTOPHAN DERIVATIVE; TRYPTOPHAN SYNTHASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; CELL LEVEL; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENZYME INDUCTION; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GROWTH INHIBITION; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRESSOR GENE;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CYCLOHEXIMIDE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENES, REGULATOR; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; INCLUSION BODIES; INDOLES; INTERFERON TYPE II; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; RNA, MESSENGER; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; TRYPTOPHAN; TRYPTOPHAN OXYGENASE; TRYPTOPHAN SYNTHASE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIAE; EUKARYOTA; PROKARYOTA; RICKETTSIALES;

EID: 0141677827     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.2003.03638.x     Document Type: Article

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