Functional interactions between the carbon and iron utilization regulators, Crp and Fur, in Escherichia coli

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 187, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 980-990

  Zhang, Zhongge ^a   Gosset, Guillermo ^a,c   Barabote, Ravi ^a   Gonzalez, Claudio S ^a   Cuevas, William A ^b   Saier Jr , Milton H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^b GENENCOR INTERNATIONAL INC   (United States)

^c INSTITUTO DE BIOTECNOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; COLD SHOCK PROTEIN; COLICIN; COLICIN B; CYCLIC AMP BINDING PROTEIN; DIHYDROLIPOAMIDE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; ENTEROCHELIN; FUMARATE HYDRATASE; ISOCITRATE LYASE; MALATE SYNTHASE; PROTEIN COLICIN D; PROTEIN CYCLOPROPANE FATTY ACID SYNTHASE; PROTEIN ENETEROBACTIN SYNTHASE; PROTEIN ENTEROCHELIN ESTERASE; PROTEIN FERRIC UPTAKE REGULATOR; PROTEIN GLYCOGEN SYNTHESIS PROTEIN; PROTEIN GLYOXALIC ACID SHUNT ENZYME; PROTEIN ISOCHORISMATE SYNTHASE; PROTEIN ISOCHROMATE LYASE; PROTEIN PROPIONATE KINASE 2; PROTEIN S22; PROTEIN SERIN ACTIVATING ENZYME; PROTEIN YGGB; PYRUVATE DEHYDROGENASE; RIBOSOME PROTEIN; SUCCINATE DEHYDROGENASE; SUCCINYL COENZYME A SYNTHETASE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TRANSKETOLASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CARBON METABOLISM; CARBON UTILIZATION; CITRIC ACID CYCLE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE INTERACTION; GENE REPRESSION; IRON TRANSPORT; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REGULON;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; BINDING SITES; CARBON; DNA, BACTERIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; GLUCOSE; IRON; KINETICS; NUCLEIC ACID HYBRIDIZATION; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE; REGULATORY SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; RNA, BACTERIAL; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 13244291348     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.187.3.980-990.2005     Document Type: Article

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