Activation of the gab operon in an RpoS-dependent manner by mutations that truncate the inner core of lipopolysaccharide in Escherichia coli

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 186, Issue 24, 2004, Pages 8542-8546

  Joloba, Moses L ^a   Clemmer, Katy M ^d   Sledjeski, Darren D ^b   Rather, Philip N ^c,d  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF OHIO   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d ATLANTA VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; ACID; ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE LEVO GLYCEROL DEXTRO MANNOHEPTOSE; ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE LEVO GLYCEROL DEXTRO MANNOHEPTOSE 6 EPIMERASE; COLANIC ACID; GENE PRODUCT; GLYCEROL DERIVATIVE; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; SIGMA FACTOR; SIGMA FACTOR RPOS; SUCCINIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CELL DENSITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GAB OPERON; GENE; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE INSERTION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HLDD GENE; HLDE GENE; MANC GENE; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RCSA GENE; RCSB GENE; RCSC GENE; TRANSLATION INITIATION; TRANSPOSON; WAAF GENE;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CULTURE MEDIA; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MUTAGENESIS, INSERTIONAL; MUTATION; OPERON; SIGMA FACTOR;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; FELIS CATUS; INSERTION SEQUENCES; NEGIBACTERIA; TRANSPOSONS;

EID: 10044267696     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.186.24.8542-8546.2004     Document Type: Article

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