σ28 RNA polymerase regulates hctB, a late developmental gene in Chlamydia

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 577-584

  Yu, Hilda Hiu Yin ^a   Tan, Ming ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RNA POLYMERASE; SIGMA 28 RNA POLYMERASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; DNA DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE; FLIA PROTEIN, BACTERIA; HCTB PROTEIN, CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; HISTONE; SIGMA FACTOR;

ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA; DEVELOPMENTAL GENETICS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ISOLATION; FUNGAL GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HCTB GENE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDIAE;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CHLAMYDIA; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; DNA-DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; HISTONES; SIGMA FACTOR;

EID: 0142030043     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.2003.03708.x     Document Type: Article

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