SoxRS-Regulated Expression and Genetic Analysis of the yggX Gene of Escherichia coli

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 185, Issue 22, 2003, Pages 6624-6632

  Pomposiello, Pablo J ^a   Koutsolioutsou, Anastasia ^b   Carrasco, Daniel ^a   Demple, Bruce ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACONITATE HYDRATASE; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; IRON SULFUR PROTEIN; MARA PROTEIN; ROB PROTEIN; SOXRS PROTEIN; SOXS PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; YGGX PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELETION MUTANT; DNA BINDING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; MLTC GENE; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; YGGX GENE;

ACONITATE HYDRATASE; ARABINOSE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; OXIDATIVE STRESS; TRANS-ACTIVATION (GENETICS); TRANS-ACTIVATORS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0242407472     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.185.22.6624-6632.2003     Document Type: Article

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