The CarA/LitR-family transcriptional regulator: Its possible role as a photosensor and wide distribution in non-phototrophic bacteria

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 70, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 2320-2324

  Takano, Hideaki ^a   Beppu, Teruhiko ^a   Ueda, Kenji ^a  

^a NIHON UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Light; LitR; MerR family transcriptional regulator; Non phototrophic bacteria; Photosensor

Indexed keywords

LITR; MERR-FAMILY TRANSCRIPTIONAL REGULATORS; NON-PHOTOTROPHIC BACTERIA; PHOTOSENSORS;

BACTERIA; BIOSENSORS; GENETIC ENGINEERING; LIGHT; OPTICAL SENSORS;

ENZYMES;

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; MELANIN; MERR PROTEIN, BACTERIA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM TRANSFORMATION; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMISTRY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; LIGHT; METABOLISM; MUTAGENESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; STREPTOMYCES COELICOLOR; STREPTOMYCES GRISEUS;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; LIGHT; MELANINS; MUTAGENESIS; STREPTOMYCES COELICOLOR; STREPTOMYCES GRISEUS; TRANSFORMATION, BACTERIAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PHOTOBACTERIA; STREPTOMYCES COELICOLOR; STREPTOMYCES GRISEUS;

EID: 33749037136     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: 13476947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.60230     Document Type: Article

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