FNR-mediated regulation of hyp expression in Escherichia coli

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 228, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 81-86

  Messenger, Sarah L ^a   Green, Jeffrey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CaiF; Carnitine metabolism; FNR; Hydrogenase; Oxygen sensing; Sigma factor; Transcription regulation

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BETA GALACTOSIDASE; HYBRID PROTEIN; PROTEIN HYPA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR FNR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; ASSAY; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BINDING SITE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE CONTROL; GENE SEQUENCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0242721758     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1097(03)00726-2     Document Type: Article

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