Mutational analysis of the fruA promoter region demonstrates that C-box and 5-base-pair elements are important for expression of an essential developmental gene of Myxococcus xanthus

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 186, Issue 17, 2004, Pages 5961-5967

  Srinivasan, D ^a   Kroos, Lee ^a  

^a Michigan State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; FRUA GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE INDUCTION; GENE SEQUENCE; MYXOCOCCUS XANTHUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ARTIFICIAL GENE FUSION; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; BETA-GALACTOSIDASE; CONSENSUS SEQUENCE; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENES, ESSENTIAL; GENES, REPORTER; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MYXOCOCCUS XANTHUS; POINT MUTATION; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); SEQUENCE DELETION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MYXOCOCCUS XANTHUS;

EID: 4344607450     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.186.17.5961-5967.2004     Document Type: Article

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