Functional domains of ExsA, the transcriptional activator of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa type III secretion system

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 191, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 3811-3821

  Brutinel, Evan D ^a   Vakulskas, Christopher A ^a   Yahr, Timothy L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR EXSA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR EXSD; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; EXSA PROTEIN, PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; HYBRID PROTEIN; TRANSACTIVATOR PROTEIN;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; TYPE III SECRETION SYSTEM; BINDING SITE; CHEMISTRY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

EUKARYOTA; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; BINDING SITES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; TRANSCRIPTIONAL ACTIVATION;

EID: 67549138763     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.00002-09     Document Type: Article

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