Gene regulation at-a-distance in E. coli: New insights

Comptes Rendus - Biologies

Volumn 328, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-9

  Amouyal, Michèle ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Action at a distance; Barrier element; DNA looping; Enhancers; Insulator; Oligo(multi)merization; Silencers

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; DIMER;

GENE EXPRESSION;

ARTICLE; AUTOREGULATION; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIOLYSIS; BACTERIOPHAGE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE INDUCTION; GENE ISOLATION; GENE MAPPING; GENE NUMBER; GENE SWITCHING; IN VITRO STUDY; LYSOGENIZATION; NITROGEN FIXATION; NONHUMAN; OPERATOR GENE; OPERON; REGULON; REPRESSOR GENE;

ASCORBIC ACID; BACTERIOPHAGE LAMBDA; DNA, BACTERIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; REGULON;

ULA;

EID: 12144259350     PISSN: 16310691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crvi.2004.10.002     Document Type: Article

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