GrlA of enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157:H7 activates LEE1 by binding to the promoter region

Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 9-16

  Huang, Ling Hui ^a   Syu, Wan Jr ^a  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli; Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli; Escherichia coli proteins; EspD protein, Escherichia coli; Etiology; Gene expression regulation

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN; PROTEIN GRLA;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; ENTEROHEMORRHAGIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; GEL MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; GENE ACTIVATION; LOCUS OF ENTEROCYTE EFFACEMENT 1 OPERON; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PROMOTER REGION;

DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; OPERON; PHOSPHOPROTEINS; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; TRANS-ACTIVATORS;

EID: 44849090071     PISSN: 16841182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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