Characterization of the transcriptional activators SalA and SyrF, which are required for syringomycin and syringopeptin production by Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 188, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 3290-3298

  Wang, Nian ^a,b   Lu, Shi En ^a,c   Records, Angela R ^a   Gross, Dennis C ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BETA GLUCURONIDASE; HYBRID PROTEIN; MALTOSE BINDING PROTEIN; PLANT TOXIN; PROTEIN SALA; PROTEIN SYRF; SYRINGOMYCIN; SYRINGOPEPTIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; DIMERIZATION; DNA MICROARRAY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GEL FILTRATION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GENE TARGETING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE; REGULATOR GENE; REGULON; SALA GENE; SYRF GENE;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; DIMERIZATION; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ELECTROPHORETIC MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, VIRAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; GLUCURONIDASE; PEPTIDES, CYCLIC; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE; REGULON; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE; PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE PV. SYRINGAE;

EID: 33646266044     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.188.9.3290-3298.2006     Document Type: Article

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