The rate of protein secretion dictates the temporal dynamics of flagellar gene expression

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 924-937

  Brown, Jonathon D ^a,b   Saini, Supreet ^c   Aldridge, Christine ^a,b   Herbert, Jenny ^a,b   Rao, Christopher V ^c   Aldridge, Phillip D ^a,b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FLAGELLUM; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN SECRETION; SALMONELLA ENTERICA;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; FEEDBACK, BIOCHEMICAL; FLAGELLA; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENES, REPORTER; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; TIME FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

SALMONELLA ENTERICA SUBSP. ENTERICA SEROVAR TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 54249126998     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2008.06455.x     Document Type: Article

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