Phosphorylation of the group A streptococcal CovR response regulator causes dimerization and promoter-specific recruitment by RNA polymerase

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 188, Issue 13, 2006, Pages 4620-4626

  Gusa, Asiya A ^a   Gao, Jinxin ^a   Stringer, Virginia ^a   Churchward, Gordon ^a   Scott, June R ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; DNA FRAGMENT; HYALURONIC ACID; PROTEIN COVR; RNA POLYMERASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIMERIZATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE REPRESSION; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; OPERON; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

BACTERIAL CAPSULES; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DIMERIZATION; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; DNA-DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; HYALURONIC ACID; OPERON; PHOSPHORYLATION; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); REPRESSOR PROTEINS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; STREPTOCOCCUS SP. 'GROUP A';

EID: 33745471491     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.00198-06     Document Type: Article

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