Transcriptional regulation of genes encoding the selenium-free [NiFe]- hydrogenases in the archaeon Methanococcus voltae involves positive and negative control elements

Genetics

Volumn 152, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1335-1341

  Noll, Izabela ^a   Müller, Steffen ^a   Klein, Albrecht ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROGENASE; SELENIUM; SELENOCYSTEINE;

ARTICLE; GENE CONTROL; GENE MUTATION; METHANOCOCCUS VOLTAE; MUTATOR GENE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REPORTER GENE; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); ARCHAEA; METHANOCOCCUS VOLTAE; PROKARYOTA; UNCULTURED ACTINOMYCETE;

EID: 0345583681     PISSN: 00166731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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