Regulation of expression of the yiaKLMNOPQRS operon for carbohydrate utilization in Escherichia coli: Involvement of the main transcriptional factors

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 182, Issue 16, 2000, Pages 4617-4624

  Ibañez, Ester ^a   Campos, Evangelina ^a   Baldoma, Laura ^a   Aguilar, Juan ^a   Badia, Josefa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GEL MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BASE SEQUENCE; BETA-GALACTOSIDASE; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MULTIGENE FAMILY; OPERON; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; RESTRICTION MAPPING; SEQUENCE DELETION; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; XYLULOSE;

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

EID: 0342647312     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.182.16.4617-4624.2000     Document Type: Article

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