MtsR is a dual regulator that controls virulence genes and metabolic functions in addition to metal homeostasis in the group A streptococcus

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 971-989

  Toukoki, Chadia ^a   Gold, Kathryn M ^b   McIver, Kevin S ^b   Eichenbaum, Zehava ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of Maryland   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; EMM49 PROTEIN; MGA PROTEIN; MTSR PROTEIN; SKA PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; METAL; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

AMINO ACID METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA FOOTPRINTING; DOWN REGULATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; METAL METABOLISM; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEIC ACID METABOLISM; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; REGULATORY SEQUENCE; REGULON; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; UPREGULATION; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; GENE REGULATORY NETWORK; GENETICS; HOMEOSTASIS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPERON; PATHOGENICITY; REGULATOR GENE; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; VIRULENCE;

STREPTOCOCCUS SP. 'GROUP A';

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BASE SEQUENCE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENE REGULATORY NETWORKS; GENES, REGULATOR; HOMEOSTASIS; METALS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OPERON; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; REGULON; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; VIRULENCE; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

EID: 77952143041     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2010.07157.x     Document Type: Article

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