Activation of a development-specific gene, dofA, by FruA, an essential transcription factor for development of Myxococcus xanthus

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 187, Issue 24, 2005, Pages 8504-8506

  Ueki, Toshiyuki ^a   Inouye, Sumiko ^a  

^a RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA FRAGMENT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GENOME; BINDING SITE; DNA BINDING; DOFA GENE; FRUA GENE; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; MYXOCOCCUS XANTHUS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; SOIL MICROFLORA; TPS GENE;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; BETA-GALACTOSIDASE; DNA FOOTPRINTING; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ELECTROPHORETIC MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENES, REPORTER; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MYXOCOCCUS XANTHUS; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MYXOCOCCUS XANTHUS; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 28844463674     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.187.24.8504-8506.2005     Document Type: Article

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