Identification and characterization of a second, inducible promoter of relA in Escherichia coli

Genes and Genetic Systems

Volumn 81, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 299-310

  Nakagawa, Akira ^a   Oshima, Taku ^a   Mori, Hirotada ^a  

^a NARA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

CRP; Growth dependent promoter; H NS; relA; RpoS

Indexed keywords

BETA GALACTOSIDASE; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; GUANOSINE 3' DIPHOSPHATE 5' DIPHOSPHATE; HISTONE LIKE NUCLEOID STRUCTURING PROTEIN; SIGMA FACTOR RPOS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR RELA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR RELAP2;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE ACTIVITY; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; NONHUMAN; PROMOTER REGION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

BASE SEQUENCE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; LIGASES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS);

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 33845486206     PISSN: 13417568     EISSN: 13417568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1266/ggs.81.299     Document Type: Article

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