Comparative analysis of two Neisseria gonorrhoeae genome sequences reveals evidence of mobilization of Correia Repeat Enclosed Elements and their role in regulation

BMC Genomics

Volumn 10, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Snyder, Lori A S ^a,b   Cole, Jeff A ^a   Pallen, Mark J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; PROTEIN OPA; RIBONUCLEASE III; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; BACTERIAL DNA; OPACITY PROTEINS;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CHROMOSOME; BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIAL STRAIN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORREIA REPEAT ENCLOSED ELEMENT; GENE INSERTION; GENE LOCATION; GENE NUMBER; GENE REGULATORY NETWORK; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC CONSERVATION; INVERTED REPEAT; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; NEISSERIA LACTAMICA; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROTEIN BINDING; RNA CLEAVAGE; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; BACTERIAL GENE; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; PROMOTER REGION; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TRANSPOSON;

NEISSERIA; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; NEISSERIA LACTAMICA; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS;

ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; CHROMOSOMES, BACTERIAL; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; DNA, BACTERIAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENOME, BACTERIAL; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 61649121708     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712164     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-10-70     Document Type: Article

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