CalA, a cyAbrB protein, binds to the upstream region of ftsZ and is down-regulated in heterocysts in Anabaena sp. PCC 7120

Archives of Microbiology

Volumn 192, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 461-469

  He, Dongli ^a   Xu, Xudong ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF HYDROBIOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Anabaena; CalA; DNA binding protein; FtsZ

Indexed keywords

BIOTIN; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; DNA FRAGMENT; FTSZ PROTEIN; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; HYBRID PROTEIN; MUTANT PROTEIN; PROTEIN CALA; REGULATOR PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY; ANABAENA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA FLANKING REGION; DOWN REGULATION; GEL MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FAMILY; SEGREGATION ANALYSIS; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANABAENA; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; COPPER; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; DOWN-REGULATION; ELECTROPHORETIC MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; NOSTOC; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; PROTEIN BINDING; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

ANABAENA; NOSTOC SP. PCC 7120;

EID: 77952993159     PISSN: 03028933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00203-010-0573-9     Document Type: Article

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