Mutational analysis of the Myxococcus xanthus Ω4499 promoter region reveals shared and unique properties in comparison with other C-signal-dependent promoters

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 186, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 3766-3776

  Yoder, Deborah R ^a   Kroos, Lee ^a  

^a Michigan State University   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CHROMOSOME; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INSERTION; GENE SEQUENCE; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; MYXOCOCCUS XANTHUS; NONHUMAN; OMEGA4499 PROMOTER REGION; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; SIGD GENE; SIGE GENE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STRESS;

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

ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; INSERTION SEQUENCES; MYXOCOCCUS XANTHUS; SIGE; UNCULTURED ACTINOMYCETE;

EID: 2942514451     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.186.12.3766-3776.2004     Document Type: Article

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