Genome-wide gene regulation of biosynthesis and energy generation by a novel transcriptional repressor in Geobacter species

Nucleic Acids Research

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 810-821

  Ueki, Toshiyuki ^a   Lovley, Derek R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CITRATE SYNTHASE; HYDROGEN; PROTEIN GLTA; PROTEIN HGTR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; REPRESSOR PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BIOREMEDIATION; CITRIC ACID CYCLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY METABOLISM; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FUNCTIONAL GENOMICS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENOME ANALYSIS; GEOBACTER; GEOBACTER SULFURREDUCENS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; BACTERIAL GENOME; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROMOTER REGION;

GEOBACTER SP.; GEOBACTER SULFURREDUCENS;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; CITRATE (SI)-SYNTHASE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENOME, BACTERIAL; GEOBACTER; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 77950353132     PISSN: 03051048     EISSN: 13624962     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkp1085     Document Type: Article

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