Identification and characterization of the PhhR regulon in Pseudomonas putida

Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1427-1438

  Herrera, M Carmen ^a   Duque, Estrella ^a   Rodríguez Herva, José J ^a   Fernández Escamilla, Ana M ^a   Ramos, Juan L ^a  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; HYBRID PROTEIN; PHENYLALANINE; PHHR PROTEIN, PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; TRANSACTIVATOR PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; PROMOTER REGION; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; REGULON;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BINDING SITES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PHENYLALANINE; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; REGULON; TRANS-ACTIVATORS;

EID: 77950674756     PISSN: 14622912     EISSN: 14622920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2009.02124.x     Document Type: Article

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