Rgg regulates growth phase-dependent expression of proteins associated with secondary metabolism and stress in Streptococcus pyogenes

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 186, Issue 21, 2004, Pages 7091-7099

  Chaussee, Michelle A ^a   Callegari, Eduardo A ^a   Chaussee, Michael S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; ARGININE; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; HISTIDINE; PARAQUAT; PROTEIN CLPE; PROTEIN CLPL; PROTEIN RGG; PUROMYCIN; REGULATOR PROTEIN; SERINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME REGULATION; HEAT STRESS; HEAT TOLERANCE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; PROTEOMICS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; STRESS; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; TWO DIMENSIONAL GEL ELECTROPHORESIS;

AMINO ACIDS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; HEAT; HEAT-SHOCK RESPONSE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MUTATION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PROTEOME; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; TRANS-ACTIVATORS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

EID: 6044244836     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.186.21.7091-7099.2004     Document Type: Article

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