Controlled induction of the RpoS regulon in Escherichia coli, using an RpoS-expressing plasmid

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 49, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 733-740

  Chen, Guozhu ^a   Schellhorn, Herb E ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Escherichia coli; Gene expression; Regulon; RpoS

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOASSAY; CATALYSIS; ENZYMES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENES;

GENE EXPRESSION; NUTRIENT DEPRIVATION;

MICROBIOLOGY;

CATALASE; GENE PRODUCT; PLASMID DNA; RNA POLYMERASE; SIGMA FACTOR;

BACTERIUM; GENE EXPRESSION;

ARTICLE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLASMID; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; REGULON; RPOS GENE; WESTERN BLOTTING;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CATALASE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; GLYCOGEN; PLASMIDS; REGULON; RNA, MESSENGER; SIGMA FACTOR;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 1642403244     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/w03-096     Document Type: Article

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