Regulation of the lic operon of Bacillus subtilis and characterization of potential phosphorylation sites of the LicR regulator protein by site- directed mutagenesis

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 181, Issue 16, 1999, Pages 4995-5003

  Tobisch, Steffen ^a   Stülke, Jörg ^b   Hecker, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSIDE; PHOSPHOENOLPYRUVATE SUGAR PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE; REGULATOR PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CATABOLITE REPRESSION; GENE CONTROL; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS;

EID: 0344564161     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.16.4995-5003.1999     Document Type: Article

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