Effect of ArcA and FNR on the expression of genes related to the oxygen regulation and the glycolysis pathway in Escherichia coli under microaerobic growth conditions

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 147-159

  Shalel Levanon, Sagit ^a   San, Ka Yiu ^b   Bennett, George N ^a  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Rice University   (United States)

Author keywords

Fermentative genes; Lactate; Microaerobic conditions; Pyruvate metabolism; QRT PCR

Indexed keywords

CELL CULTURE; ELECTRONS; GENES; METABOLISM; MUTAGENESIS; OXYGEN; PROTEINS;

FERMENTATIVE GENES; LACTATE; MICROAEROBIC CONDITION; PYRUVATE METABOLISM; QRT-PCR;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

ACETYL COENZYME A; ACYLTRANSFERASE; AEROBIC RESPIRATION CONTROL PROTEIN A; ALCOHOL; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; FNR PROTEIN; FORMATE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; LACTIC ACID; MUTANT PROTEIN; OXYGEN; PYRUVIC ACID DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ARCA PROTEIN, E COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEIN; FNR PROTEIN, E COLI; IRON SULFUR PROTEIN; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN; REPRESSOR PROTEIN;

AEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CELL CULTURE; CHEMOSTAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME REGULATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE MUTATION; GLYCOLYSIS; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STEADY STATE; WILD TYPE; ADAPTATION; AEROBIC METABOLISM; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALIA; ARCA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; AEROBIOSIS; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GLYCOLYSIS; IRON-SULFUR PROTEINS; OXYGEN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 27744565164     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bit.20583     Document Type: Article

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