Transcriptional regulation of Vibrio cholerae hemagglutinin/protease by the cyclic AMP receptor protein and RpoS

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 186, Issue 19, 2004, Pages 6374-6382

  Silva, Anisia J ^a   Benitez, Jorge A ^a  

^a MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC AMP RECEPTOR; GLUCOSE; HEMAGGLUTININ; MESSENGER RNA; PROTEIN; PROTEINASE; SIGMA FACTOR RPOS; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; GEL MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CYCLIC AMP RECEPTOR PROTEIN; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GLUCOSE; LIGASES; METALLOENDOPEPTIDASES; SIGMA FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

NEGIBACTERIA; VIBRIO; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

EID: 4544242780     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.186.19.6374-6382.2004     Document Type: Article

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