DNA binding of wild type RegA protein and its differential effect on the expresion of pigment binding proteins in rhodobacter capsulatus

Journal of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 235-243

  Hemschemeier, Susanne K ^a   Kirndörfer, Michaela ^a   Hebermehl, Markus ^a   Klug, Gabriele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL GIESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; PIGMENT; REGULATOR PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; DNA BINDING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RHODOBACTER;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENES, BACTERIAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; OPERON; PHOTOSYNTHETIC REACTION CENTER COMPLEX PROTEINS; RHODOBACTER CAPSULATUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PHOTOBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA; RHODOBACTER; RHODOBACTER CAPSULATUS;

EID: 0343130515     PISSN: 14641801     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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