Characterization of the Vibrio alginolyticus fur gene and localization of essential amino acid sites in Fur by site-directed mutagenesis

Journal of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 13, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 15-21

  Liu, Qin ^a   Wang, Pengbo ^a   Ma, Yue ^a   Zhang, Yuanxing ^a  

^a EAST CHINA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Ferric uptake regulator protein; Iron; Site directed mutagenesis; Vibrio alginolyticus

Indexed keywords

BETA GALACTOSIDASE; ESSENTIAL AMINO ACID; FERRIC UPTAKE REGULATOR; AMINO ACID; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; IRON; IRON UPTAKE REGULATION PROTEIN, BACTERIA; IRON-UPTAKE REGULATION PROTEIN, BACTERIA; REPRESSOR PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; AUTOREGULATION; BINDING SITE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DNA BINDING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE LOCATION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC TRAIT; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; VIBRIO ALGINOLYTICUS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MUTATION; VIBRIO;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; VIBRIO ALGINOLYTICUS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACIDS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BETA-GALACTOSIDASE; BINDING SITES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; IRON; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTAGENESIS, SITE-DIRECTED; MUTATION; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIBRIO;

EID: 34548666597     PISSN: 14641801     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000103593     Document Type: Article

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