Mutational analysis of the Myxococcus xanthus Ω4406 promoter region reveals an upstream negative regulatory element that mediates C-signal dependence

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 188, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 515-524

  Viswanathan, Kartik ^a   Viswanathan, Poorna ^a   Kroos, Lee ^a  

^a Michigan State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA GALACTOSIDASE; PROTEIN CSGA; PROTEIN DEVS; PROTEIN FRUA; REGULATOR PROTEIN; RNA POLYMERASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

5' UNTRANSLATED REGION; ARTICLE; BASE PAIRING; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL MOTION; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE FUSION; GENE INSERTION; GENE LOCATION; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; MYXOCOCCUS XANTHUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION SITE; TRANSPOSON;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CELL DIVISION; MUTATION; MYXOCOCCUS XANTHUS; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); PROTAMINE KINASE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

MYXOCOCCUS XANTHUS;

EID: 30744443554     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.188.2.515-524.2006     Document Type: Article

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