Genetic and biochemical analysis of CodY-binding sites in Bacillus subtilis

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 190, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1224-1236

  Belitsky, Boris R ^a   Sonenshein, Abraham L ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BETA GALACTOSIDASE; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE I; PROTEIN CODY; REGULATOR PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GENE; BINDING AFFINITY; BINDING SITE; CONSENSUS SEQUENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DPPA GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; ILVB GENE; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN DNA INTERACTION; YLMA GENE; YURP GENE;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BINDING SITES; DNA FOOTPRINTING; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; MUTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); PROTEIN BINDING; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION SITE;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS;

EID: 38949153839     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.01780-07     Document Type: Article

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