Linking structural assembly to gene expression: A novel mechanism for regulating the activity of a σ54 transcription factor

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 743-757

  Dutton, Rachel J ^a,b   Xu, Zhaohui ^a   Gober, James W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; MUTANT PROTEIN; PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR FLBD; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR FLIX; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL FLAGELLUM; CATALYSIS; CAULOBACTER CRESCENTUS; COMPLEX FORMATION; DNA BINDING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GEL FILTRATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASES; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CAULOBACTER CRESCENTUS; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ENHANCER ELEMENTS (GENETICS); FLAGELLA; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MULTIPROTEIN COMPLEXES; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); PROTEIN BINDING; RNA POLYMERASE SIGMA 54; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAULOBACTER VIBRIOIDES;

EID: 27444435510     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2005.04857.x     Document Type: Article

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