Flexibility of Vibrio cholerae ToxT in transcription activation of genes having altered promoter spacing

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 190, Issue 24, 2008, Pages 7925-7931

  Bellair, Michelle ^a   Withey, Jeffrey H ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; PROTEIN TOXT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BINDING SITES; DNA FOOTPRINTING; DNA, BACTERIAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; MUTATION; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; TRANSCRIPTIONAL ACTIVATION; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

NEGIBACTERIA; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

EID: 57349172080     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.00512-08     Document Type: Article

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