The AraC/XylS regulator TxtR modulates thaxtomin biosynthesis and virulence in Streptomyces scabies

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 633-642

  Joshi, Madhumita V ^a   Bignell, Dawn R D ^a   Johnson, Evan G ^a   Sparks, Jed P ^a   Gibson, Donna M ^b   Loria, Rosemary ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARAC PROTEIN; CELLOBIOSE; CELLULOSE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; OLIGOMER; PLANT TOXIN; THAXTOMIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATHOGENICITY ISLAND; PLANT TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; STREPTOMYCES; STREPTOMYCES ACIDISCABIES; STREPTOMYCES SCABIES; STREPTOMYCES TURGIDISCABIES; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; TXTA GENE; TXTB GENE; TXTC GENE; TXTR GENE; UPREGULATION; WILD TYPE;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CELLOBIOSE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENES, REGULATOR; INDOLES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NITRIC OXIDE; PIPERAZINES; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STREPTOMYCES; TOBACCO; VIRULENCE;

SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; STREPTOMYCES SCABIEI; STREPTOMYCINEAE;

EID: 35448942799     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2007.05942.x     Document Type: Article

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