Thermosensors in eubacteria: Role and evolution

Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 549-557

  Schumann, Wolfgang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bent DNA; H NS; HrcA; RNA thermosensor

Indexed keywords

CHAPERONE; CURVED DNA; CYTOPLASM PROTEIN; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN; HISTONE LIKE NUCLEOID STRUCTURING PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; PROTEASE DEGS; PROTEASE HTRA; PROTEIN; PROTEIN HRCA; PROTEIN RHEA; PROTEIN TLPA; PROTEINASE; SIGMA FACTOR; SIGMA FACTOR 32; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BACTERIUM; DNA; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; GENE EXPRESSION; HEAT SHOCK; PROTEIN; RNA; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE INDUCTION; HEAT SHOCK; HEAT SHOCK RESPONSE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MACROMOLECULE; MESOPHILIC BACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL STRESS; PROTEIN AGGREGATION; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; RHIZOBIACEAE; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SENSOR; SHIGELLA FLEXNERI; STREPTOMYCES ALBUS; TEMPERATURE SENSE; THERMORECEPTOR; THERMOREGULATION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; BACTERIA; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; EVOLUTION; HEAT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MAMMALIA;

EID: 34248147423     PISSN: 02505991     EISSN: 02505991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12038-007-0054-8     Document Type: Article

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