Coordinate expression of the acetyl coenzyme A carboxylase genes, accB and accC, is necessary for normal regulation of biotin synthesis in Escherichia coli

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 189, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 369-376

  Abdel Hamid, Ahmed M ^a   Cronan, John E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYL COENZYME A CARBOXYLASE; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BIOTIN; PROTEIN BIRA; REPRESSOR PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACCB GENE; ACCC GENE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GENOME; BIOTINYLATION; COMPLEX FORMATION; ENZYME SUBUNIT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ACETYL-COA CARBOXYLASE; BIOTIN; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; ISOENZYMES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; OPERON; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 33846259725     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.01373-06     Document Type: Article

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