The yjeB (nsrR) gene of Escherichia coli encodes a nitric oxide-sensitive transcriptional regulator

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 188, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 874-881

  Bodenmiller, Diane M ^a   Spiro, Stephen ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; DNA; KANAMYCIN; MESSENGER RNA; NITRIC OXIDE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE REPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HMPA GENE; MOLECULAR CLONING; NITROSATION; NONHUMAN; NSRR GENE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLASMID; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; REPORTER GENE; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; TRANSPOSON; YGBA GENE; YJEB GENE; YTFE GENE;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENES, REGULATOR; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRITE REDUCTASES; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NITROSOMONAS EUROPAEA;

EID: 31344459536     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.188.3.874-881.2006     Document Type: Article

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