Regulation of the Bacillus subtilis yciC gene and insights into the DNA-binding specificity of the zinc-sensing metalloregulator Zur

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 190, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 3482-3488

  Gabriel, Scott E ^a   Miyagi, Faith ^a   Gaballa, Ahmed ^a   Helmann, John D ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIS ACTING ELEMENT; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; TRANS ACTING FACTOR; ZINC; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEIN; REPRESSOR PROTEIN; TRANSACTIVATOR PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; ZUR PROTEIN, E COLI;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BINDING AFFINITY; BINDING SITE; DIPLOIDY; DNA BINDING; DNA LIBRARY; GENE CONTROL; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INSERTION; GENE MUTATION; GENE REPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; NONHUMAN; OPERATOR GENE; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; TRANSPOSON; YCIC GENE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; REGULATOR GENE;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENES, REGULATOR; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; ZINC;

EID: 47049087429     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.01978-07     Document Type: Article

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