Direct transcriptional control of the plasminogen activator gene of Yersinia pestis by the cyclic AMP receptor protein

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 189, Issue 24, 2007, Pages 8890-8900

  Kim, Tae Jong ^a   Chauhan, Sadhana ^b   Motin, Vladimir L ^b   Goh, Ee Been ^a   Igo, Michèle M ^a   Young, Glenn M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CYCLIC AMP BINDING PROTEIN;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; NONHUMAN; PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR GENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; VIRULENCE; YERSINIA PESTIS;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BINDING SITES; CYCLIC AMP; CYCLIC AMP RECEPTOR PROTEIN; DNA FOOTPRINTING; DNA, BACTERIAL; ELECTROPHORETIC MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; MUTAGENESIS, INSERTIONAL; PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATORS; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); PROTEIN BINDING; YERSINIA PESTIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS); YERSINIA PESTIS;

EID: 37449002694     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.00972-07     Document Type: Article

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