Molecular characterization of the CmbR activator-binding site in the metC-cysK promoter region in Lactococcus lactis

Microbiology

Volumn 151, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 439-446

  Golic, Natasa ^a,b,c   Schliekelmann, Martijn ^a,b   Fernández, María ^a,b,e   Kleerebezem, Michiel ^a,b   van Kranenburg, Richard ^a,b,d  

^a TOP INSTITUTE FOOD AND NUTRITION   (Netherlands)

^b NIZO FOOD RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^c Institute of Molecular Genetics and Genetic Engineering   (Serbia)

^d Purac Biochem ^*  (Serbia)

^e DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY OF DAIRY PRODUCTS   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; BACTERIAL DNA; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CYSTEINE; DNA FRAGMENT; ERYTHROMYCIN; LYSINE; METHIONINE; REGULATOR PROTEIN; SERINE DERIVATIVE; SULFUR;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; COMPETITION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; GEL MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; GENE DELETION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; INVERTED REPEAT; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN BINDING;

LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS;

EID: 14044272177     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.27411-0     Document Type: Article

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