Regulation of the Myxococcus xanthus C-signal-dependent Ω4400 promoter by the essential developmental protein FruA

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 188, Issue 14, 2006, Pages 5167-5176

  Yoder Himes, Deborah R ^a   Kroos, Lee ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BETA GALACTOSIDASE; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; DNA FRAGMENT; PROTEIN CSGA; PROTEIN FRUA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CELL AGGREGATION; CELL MOTION; CHROMATIN IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MYXOCOCCUS XANTHUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA PRIMERS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; MYXOCOCCUS XANTHUS; PLASMIDS; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MYXOCOCCUS XANTHUS;

EID: 33745876829     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.00318-06     Document Type: Article

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