ArgR-dependent Repression of Arginine and Histidine Transport Genes in Escherichia coli K-12

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 373, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 251-267

  Caldara, Marina ^a   Minh, Phu Nguyen Le ^a   Bostoen, Sophie ^b   Massant, Jan ^a   Charlier, Daniel ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b Hogeschool Antwerpen   (Belgium)

Author keywords

arginine repressor (ArgR); arginine transport; histidine transport; protein DNA interactions; transcription regulation

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; BETA GALACTOSIDASE; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE I; HISTIDINE; PERIPLASMIC BINDING PROTEIN; RNA POLYMERASE;

AMINO ACID TRANSPORT; ARGR GENE; ARTICLE; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; COMPLEX FORMATION; DNA FOOTPRINTING; ENZYME ASSAY; ESCHERICHIA COLI K 12; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; GENE; GENE CLUSTER; GENE FUSION; GENE REPRESSION; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; REGULON; RNA EXTRACTION; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; WILD TYPE;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI K12;

EID: 34548821892     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2007.08.013     Document Type: Article

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