The BLUF-EAL protein YcgF acts as a direct anti-repressor in a blue-light response of Escherichia coli

Genes and Development

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 522-534

  Tschowri, Natalia ^a   Busse, Susan ^a   Hengge, Regine ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Connectors; Cyclic di GMP; GGDEF; RcsB; RpoS

Indexed keywords

MERR PROTEIN; PROTEIN KINASE; PROTEIN YCGE; PROTEIN YCGF; REPRESSOR PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BIOFILM; BLUE LIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE ACTIVITY; LOW TEMPERATURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN INDUCTION;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOFILMS; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; LIGHT; PHOSPHORIC DIESTER HYDROLASES; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; TEMPERATURE;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 61449219844     PISSN: 08909369     EISSN: 15495477     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/gad.499409     Document Type: Article

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