Acid pH activation of the PmrA/PmrB two-component regulatory system of Salmonella enterica

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 283-293

  Perez, J Christian ^a   Groisman, Eduardo A ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE; PMRA PROTEIN; PMRB PROTEIN; POLYMYXIN B; REGULATOR PROTEIN;

ACIDITY; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; NONHUMAN; PH MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; WILD TYPE;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; POLYMYXINS; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; NEGIBACTERIA; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA SUBSP. ENTERICA SEROVAR TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 33845715155     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2006.05512.x     Document Type: Article

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