Effects of DNA supercoiling and topoisomerases on the expression of genes coding for F1651, a P-like fimbriae

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 277, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 28-36

  Tessier, Marie Catherine ^a   Graveline, Richard ^a   Crost, Cécile ^a   Desabrais, Julie Annick ^a   Martin, Christine ^b   Drolet, Marc ^a   Harel, Josée ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Fimbriae; Regulation; Topoisomerase

Indexed keywords

DNA TOPOISOMERASE; DNA TOPOISOMERASE (ATP HYDROLYSING); FOOB PROTEIN; FOOI PROTEIN; REGULATOR PROTEIN; SPACER DNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; DNA SUPERCOILING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FIMBRIA; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWINE;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA METHYLATION; DNA TOPOISOMERASES, TYPE I; DNA, SUPERHELICAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; FIMBRIAE PROTEINS; FIMBRIAE, BACTERIAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; OPERON; PLASMIDS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; SUIDAE;

EID: 35748941631     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: 15746968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.2007.00919.x     Document Type: Article

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