Regulation of hemin binding proteins by a novel transcriptional activator in Porphyromonas gingivalis

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 115-122

  Wu, Jie ^a   Lin, Xinghua ^a   Xie, Hua ^a  

^a MEHARRY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BINDING PROTEIN; HEMIN BINDING PROTEIN; PROTEIN PG1237; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BACTERIAL RNA; CARRIER PROTEIN; HEME BINDING PROTEIN; HEME-BINDING PROTEIN; HEMIN; HEMOGLOBIN; HEMOPROTEIN; IRON; PRIMER DNA; TRANSACTIVATOR PROTEIN; TRANSFERRIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; HMUY GENE; HUMR GENE; NONHUMAN; PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; BACTERIAL GENOME; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GINGIVA; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; KINETICS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PLASMID; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CARRIER PROTEINS; DNA PRIMERS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENOME, BACTERIAL; GINGIVA; HEMEPROTEINS; HEMIN; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; IRON; KINETICS; PLASMIDS; PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, BACTERIAL; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; TRANSCRIPTIONAL ACTIVATION; TRANSFERRIN;

EID: 58149484802     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.00841-08     Document Type: Article

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