Four promoters subject to regulation by ExoR and PhoB direct transcription of the Sinorhizobium meliloti exoYFQ operon involved in the biosynthesis of succinoglycan

Journal of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 115-132

  Quester, Ingmar ^a   Becker, Anke ^a  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

MucR binding site; Phosphate dependent regulation; Rhizobium meliloti

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; GENE PRODUCT; PHOSPHATE; PROTEIN EXOR; PROTEIN PHOB; SUCCINOGLYCAN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; CARBOHYDRATE SYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXOYFQ GENE; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; OPERON; POLYMERIZATION; PROMOTER REGION; SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIOPHAGES; BASE SEQUENCE; BETA-GALACTOSIDASE; DNA PRIMERS; INTRONS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OPERON; POLYSACCHARIDES, BACTERIAL; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; RESTRICTION MAPPING; SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

MEDICAGO SATIVA; RHIZOBIUM; SINORHIZOBIUM; SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI;

EID: 3242809103     PISSN: 14641801     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000078655     Document Type: Article

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