Starvation for different nutrients in Escherichia coli results in differential modulation of RpoS levels and stability

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 187, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 434-442

  Mandel, Mark J ^a   Silhavy, Thomas J ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; GLUCOSE; PHOSPHATE; SIGMA FACTOR RPOS;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE ACTIVITY; GENE CONSTRUCT; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INDUCTION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; RNA TRANSLATION; SPRE GENE; STRESS;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; AMMONIA; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; GLUCOSE; MUTAGENESIS, INSERTIONAL; PEPTIDE HYDROLASES; PHOSPHATES; PROTEINS; SIGMA FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 11844276053     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.187.2.434-442.2005     Document Type: Article

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