Mutational Analysis of the Myxococcus xanthus Ω4400 Promoter Region Provides Insight into Developmental Gene Regulation by C Signaling

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 186, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 661-671

  Yoder, Deborah R ^a   Kroos, Lee ^a  

^a Michigan State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BASE PAIRING; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL MOTILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL GENETICS; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE INSERTION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC CODE; MYXOCOCCUS XANTHUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS;

BASE SEQUENCE; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; LAC OPERON; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; MYXOCOCCUS XANTHUS; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); SIGMA FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

INSERTION SEQUENCES; MYXOCOCCUS XANTHUS; SIGE;

EID: 1642500158     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.186.3.661-671.2004     Document Type: Article

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