A critical process controlled by MalT and OmpR is revealed through synthetic lethality

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 191, Issue 16, 2009, Pages 5320-5324

  Reimann, Sylvia A ^a   Wolfe, Alan J ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENE PRODUCT; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN A; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN C; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN F; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN REGULATOR; PORIN; PROTEIN LAMB; PROTEIN MALT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; GENE MAPPING; LETHALITY; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

ACETYLESTERASE; ATP-BINDING CASSETTE TRANSPORTERS; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CYSTATHIONINE GAMMA-LYASE; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; MUTATION; PORINS; RECEPTORS, VIRUS; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 67749088140     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.00522-09     Document Type: Article

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