ScoC and SinR negatively regulate epr by corepression in Bacillus subtilis

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 188, Issue 17, 2006, Pages 6425-6428

  Kodgire, Prashant ^a   Dixit, Madhulika ^a,b   Rao, K Krishnamurthy ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

^b GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BETA GALACTOSIDASE; DNA; SCOC PROTEIN; SINR PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GENE; BINDING SITE; EPR GENE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE REPRESSION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DOWN-REGULATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; PEPTIDE HYDROLASES; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS;

EID: 33749035722     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.00427-06     Document Type: Article

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