Binding of NorR to three DNA sites is essential for promoter activation of the flavorubredoxin gene, the nitric oxide reductase of Escherichia coli

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 328, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 540-544

  Justino, Marta C ^a   Gonçalves, Vera M M ^a   Saraiva, Lígia M ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE TECNOLOGIA QUÍMICA E BIOLÓGICA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Escherichia coli; Flavorubredoxin gene regulation; Nitric oxide; NorR

Indexed keywords

DNA; NITRIC OXIDE REDUCTASE; PROTEIN; PROTEIN NORR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA BINDING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLAVORUBREDOXIN GENE; GENE; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE INDUCTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CROSS LINKING; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 13444302412     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2005.01.008     Document Type: Article

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