Identification of SmtB/ArsR cis elements and proteins in archaea using the Prokaryotic InterGenic Exploration Database (PIGED)

Archaea

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 39-49

  Bose, Michael ^a   Slick, David ^a   Sarto, Mickey J ^a   Murphy, Patrick ^b   Roberts, David ^b   Roberts, Jacqueline ^b   Barber, Robert D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN PARKSIDE   (United States)

^b DEPAUW UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA binding; Regulation; Transcription; Winged helix turn helix

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEA; METHANOSARCINA; METHANOSARCINA ACETIVORANS; PROKARYOTA;

ARCHAEAL DNA; ARSR PROTEIN, BACTERIA; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; REPRESSOR PROTEIN; SMTB PROTEIN, BACTERIA; TRANSACTIVATOR PROTEIN; WINGED HELIX TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARCHAEBACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; DATA BASE; GENE; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROKARYOTIC CELL;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BINDING SITES; DATABASES; DNA, ARCHAEAL; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; GENES, ARCHAEAL; PHYLOGENY; PROKARYOTIC CELLS; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; WINGED-HELIX TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 33748114388     PISSN: 14723646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2006/837139     Document Type: Article

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