Genes regulated by TorR, the trimethylamine oxide response regulator of Shewanella oneidensis

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 186, Issue 14, 2004, Pages 4502-4509

  Bordi, Christophe ^a   Ansaldi, Mireille ^a   Gon, Stéphanie ^a,b   Jourlin Castelli, Cécile ^a   Iobbi Nivol, Chantal ^a   Méjean, Vincent ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; DNA; PROTEIN TORF; PROTEIN TORR; REGULATOR PROTEIN; TRIMETHYLAMINE OXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; GENE CONTROL; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DNA INTERACTION; PROTEIN INDUCTION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; SHEWANELLA ONEIDENSIS; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION SITE;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; METHYLAMINES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NADH, NADPH OXIDOREDUCTASES; OPERATOR REGIONS (GENETICS); OPERON; OXIDOREDUCTASES ACTING ON CH-NH GROUP DONORS; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); REGULON; REPETITIVE SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID; SHEWANELLA; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION SITE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); INSERTION SEQUENCES; NEGIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA; SHEWANELLA; SHEWANELLA ONEIDENSIS; TOR; TRANSPOSONS;

EID: 3042777765     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.186.14.4502-4509.2004     Document Type: Article

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