Role of MetR and PurR in the activation of glyA by CsgD in Escherichia coli K-12

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 50, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 683-690

  Chirwa, Neema T ^a   Herrington, Muriel B ^a  

^a Civil and Environmental Engineering   (Canada)

Author keywords

Curli; Dihydrofolate reductase; Hmp; MetR; One carbon; PurR; Regulation; Serine hydroxymethyltransferase

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; BIOFILMS; CESIUM COMPOUNDS; GENES; PROTEINS;

HYDROXYMETHYLTRANSFERASE; PLASMIDS; REGULATORY PROTEINS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

GENE PRODUCT; GLYCINE HYDROXYMETHYLTRANSFERASE; PROTEIN CSGD; PROTEIN GLYA; PROTEIN HMP; PROTEIN METR; PROTEIN PURR; REGULATOR PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BACTERIUM;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BIOFILM; CSGD GENE; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI K 12; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; INFECTION; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; REGULATORY MECHANISM; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI K12; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GLYCINE HYDROXYMETHYLTRANSFERASE; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; UP-REGULATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI K12; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 11144254963     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/w04-049     Document Type: Article

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