Identification and characterization of NocR as a positive transcriptional regulator of the Β-Lactam Nocardicin A in Nocardia uniformis

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 191, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 1066-1077

  Davidsen, Jeanne M ^a   Townsend, Craig A ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 HYDROXYBENZOYL FORMATE; AMINO ACID; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; HYBRID PROTEIN; MALTOSE; MESSENGER RNA; NOCARDICIN A; OXFENICINE; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PROTEIN; REGULATOR PROTEIN; SPACER DNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; 4-HYDROXYPHENYLGLYCINE; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; DRUG DERIVATIVE; GLYCINE; LACTAM; NOCARDICIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BINDING ASSAY; BIOSYNTHESIS; CODING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA BINDING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE CLUSTER; GENE CONTROL; GENE DISRUPTION; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; GENETIC IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC TRAIT; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HETEROLOGOUS EXPRESSION; MORPHOLOGICAL TRAIT; MUTANT; NOCA GENE; NOCD GENE; NOCE GENE; NOCF GENE; NOCO GENE; NOCR GENE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRECURSOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STREPTOMYCES; WILD TYPE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NOCARDIA; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; NOCARDIA UNIFORMIS; STREPTOMYCES;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GLYCINE; LACTAMS; MODELS, GENETIC; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTAGENESIS, INSERTIONAL; NOCARDIA; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 63449118172     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.01833-07     Document Type: Article

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