The GAF-like-domain-containing transcriptional regulator DfdR is a sensor protein for dibenzofuran and several hydrophobic aromatic compounds

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 123-134

  Iida, Toshiya ^a,c   Waki, Taro ^a,b   Nakamura, Kaoru ^a   Mukouzaka, Yuki ^a   Kudo, Toshiaki ^a,b  

^a INST OF PHYS AND CHEMICAL RESEARCH   (Japan)

^b YOKOHAMA CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c RIKEN   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIBENZOFURAN; AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; BACTERIAL DNA; BENZOFURAN DERIVATIVE; DIOXYGENASE; LUCIFERASE; TRANSACTIVATOR PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; DFDA1 GENE; DFDA4 GENE; DFDC GENE; DFDR GENE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHODOCOCCUS; TERRABACTER; ACTINOMYCETALES; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MULTIGENE FAMILY; OPEN READING FRAME; PROMOTER REGION; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); RHODOCOCCUS; RHODOCOCCUS SP.; TERRABACTER SP.;

ACTINOMYCETALES; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BENZOFURANS; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; DIOXYGENASES; DNA, BACTERIAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; LUCIFERASES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MULTIGENE FAMILY; OPEN READING FRAMES; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; RHODOCOCCUS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 58149495973     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.01112-08     Document Type: Article

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