Sinorhizobium meliloti SyrA mediates the transcriptional regulation of genes involved in lipopolysaccharide sulfation and exopolysaccharide biosynthesis

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 189, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 2510-2520

  Keating, David H ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BACTERIUM LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; EXOPOLYSACCHARIDE; GENE PRODUCT; MUTANT PROTEIN; PROTEIN CHVI; PROTEIN EXOS; PROTEIN SYRA; REGULATOR PROTEIN; SUCCINOGLYCAN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CARBOHYDRATE SYNTHESIS; CHVI GENE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA BINDING MOTIF; EXO GENE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE MUTATION; LPSS GENE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; REGULATOR GENE; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI; SULFATION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CULTURE MEDIA; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; POLYSACCHARIDES, BACTERIAL; SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI; SULFATES; SULFOTRANSFERASES; SYMBIOSIS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FABACEAE; MEDICAGO SATIVA; NEGIBACTERIA; SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI;

EID: 33947100824     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.01803-06     Document Type: Article

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