A dual mode of regulation of flgM by ScoC in Bacillus subtilis

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 55, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 983-989

  Kodgire, Prashant ^a,b   Rao, K Krishnamurthy ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacillus subtilis; FlgM; Motility; ScoC (Hpr); SinR

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; FLGM; MOTILITY; SCOC (HPR); SINR;

BINDING SITES;

BACTERIOLOGY;

BACTERIUM; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; MOTILITY;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GENE; FLGM GENE; GENE CONTROL; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; RNA TRANSLATION;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DOWN-REGULATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; PROTEIN BINDING; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS;

EID: 69249107678     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/W09-049     Document Type: Article

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