TfdR, the LysR-type transcriptional activator, is responsible for the activation of the tfdCB operon of Pseudomonas putida 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid degradative plasmid pEST4011

Gene

Volumn 245, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 161-168

  Vedler, Eve ^a   Kõiv, Viia ^a   Heinaru, Ain ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Chloroaromatic catabolism; Effector molecule; Regulation of gene expression; Sequence analysis; Transcription initiation

Indexed keywords

2,4 DICHLOROPHENOXYACETIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC REGULATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPERON; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

2,4-DICHLOROPHENOXYACETIC ACID; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OPERON; PLASMIDS; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

PROKARYOTA; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA;

EID: 17544390749     PISSN: 03781119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1119(00)00017-2     Document Type: Article

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