Spo0A-dependent activation of an extended - 10 Region promoter in Bacillus subtilis

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 188, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1411-1418

  Chen, Guangnan ^a   Kumar, Amrita ^a   Wyman, Travis H ^a   Moran Jr , Charles P ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; PROTEIN ABRB; PROTEIN SPO0A; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BASE PAIRING; DNA FOOTPRINTING; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE MUTATION; GENE REPRESSION; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN BINDING; PSKF GENE; SPOROGENESIS; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 32444435450     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.188.4.1411-1418.2006     Document Type: Article

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