Genetic control for light-induced carotenoid production in non-phototrophic bacteria

Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 88-93

  Takano, Hideaki ^a   Asker, Dalal ^a   Beppu, Teruhiko ^a   Ueda, Kenji ^a  

^a NIHON UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Carotenoid; ECF sigma factor; Light induced transcription; MerR type regulator; Non phototrophic bacteria

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID; CYANOCOBALAMIN; MERR PROTEIN; PIGMENT; PROTEIN CARA; REGULATOR PROTEIN; SIGMA FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR LITR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR LITS; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BINDING SITE; BIOSYNTHESIS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELL FUNCTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CYTOPLASM; DARKNESS; DNA BINDING; DRUG SYNTHESIS; GENE CLUSTER; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; ILLUMINATION; LIGHT; MYXOCOCCUS XANTHUS; NONHUMAN; PHOTOOXIDATION; PHOTOTOXICITY; PROKARYOTE; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN FAMILY; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SOIL MICROFLORA; STREPTOMYCES COELICOLOR; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CAROTENOIDS; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; LIGHT; MYXOCOCCUS XANTHUS; STREPTOMYCES; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MYXOCOCCUS XANTHUS; NEGIBACTERIA; PHOTOBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA; STREPTOMYCES COELICOLOR;

EID: 30844464360     PISSN: 13675435     EISSN: 14765535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10295-005-0005-z     Document Type: Conference Paper

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