Investigation of transcription repression and small-molecule responsiveness by TetR-Like transcription factors using a heterologous Escherichia coli-based assay

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 189, Issue 18, 2007, Pages 6655-6664

  Sang, Kyun Ahn ^a   Tahlan, Kapil ^a   Yu, Zhou ^b   Nodwell, Justin ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN SCO7222; TETRACYCLINE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR TETR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENOME; BIOLUMINESCENCE; BIOSENSOR; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MUTAGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN INTERACTION; STREPTOMYCES COELICOLOR;

ANTHRAQUINONES; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; BINDING SITES; BIOSENSING TECHNIQUES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; MUTATION; OPERATOR REGIONS (GENETICS); REPRESSOR PROTEINS; STREPTOMYCES COELICOLOR; TETRACYCLINE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; STREPTOMYCES COELICOLOR;

EID: 34548577045     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.00717-07     Document Type: Article

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