Fur functions as an activator and as a repressor of putative virulence genes in Neisseria meningitidis

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1081-1090

  Delany, Isabel ^a   Rappuoli, Rino ^a   Scarlato, Vincenzo ^a,b  

^a CHIRON VACCINES   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERRIC UPTAKE REGULATOR; PROTEIN; PROTEIN NORB; REPRESSOR PROTEIN; TBP PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; NONHUMAN; OPERATOR GENE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN BINDING; SURVIVAL;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA FOOTPRINTING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; IRON; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; OPERATOR REGIONS (GENETICS); PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); PROTEIN BINDING; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; RNA, MESSENGER; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; VIRULENCE; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; NEISSERIA; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS;

EID: 3042816068     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2004.04030.x     Document Type: Article

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