σS-dependent gene expression at the onset of stationary phase in Escherichia coli: Function of σS-dependent genes and identification of their promoter sequences

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 186, Issue 21, 2004, Pages 7186-7195

  Lacour, Stephan ^a   Landini, Paolo ^a,b  

^a SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; CYTOSINE; FRUCTOSE; INDOLE; INITIATION FACTOR 1; IRON; N ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE; RNA POLYMERASE; SIGMA FACTOR; SUGAR; TRYPTOPHANASE; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEIN; SIGMA FACTOR KATF PROTEIN, BACTERIA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RIBOSOME; CULTURE MEDIUM; DNA MICROARRAY; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; CULTURE MEDIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE ARRAY SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); SIGMA FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 6044228192     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.186.21.7186-7195.2004     Document Type: Article

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