Structure and evolution of gene regulatory networks in microbial genomes

Research in Microbiology

Volumn 158, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 787-794

  Janga, Sarath Chandra ^a   Collado Vides, J ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE CIENCIAS FÍSICAS   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Evolution; Gene regulatory networks; Prokaryotes; Protein DNA interactions; Transcription

Indexed keywords

RNA POLYMERASE; SIGMA FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; DNA BINDING; EMBEDDING; GENE CONTROL; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; MICROBIAL GENETICS; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; REGULATOR GENE;

BACTERIA; BINDING SITES; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENE REGULATORY NETWORKS; GENOME, BACTERIAL; MODELS, GENETIC; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); REGULATORY ELEMENTS, TRANSCRIPTIONAL; SIGMA FACTOR; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

PROKARYOTA;

EID: 36849063165     PISSN: 09232508     EISSN: 17697123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resmic.2007.09.001     Document Type: Article

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