Overexpression of Phage HK022 Nun Protein Is Toxic for Escherichia coli

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 380, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 812-819

  Uc Mass, Augusto ^a   Khodursky, Arkady ^b   Brown, Lewis ^c   Gottesman, Max E ^a  

^a NewYork Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

E. coli stationary phase toxicity; fis; indole; phage HK022 Nun; transcription termination

Indexed keywords

BETA GALACTOSIDASE; CYCLIC AMP; INDOLE; PROTEIN CRP; PROTEIN NUN; PROTEIN TNAA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; VIRUS PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE HK022; CELL KILLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TRANSCRIPTION TERMINATION;

ENTEROBACTERIA PHAGE LAMBDA; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 45849088406     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2008.05.030     Document Type: Article

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