Repression of recA induction by RecX is independent of the RecA protein in Deinococcus radiodurans

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 192, Issue 13, 2010, Pages 3540-3544

  Sheng, Duohong ^a   Li, Mingfeng ^b   Jiao, Jiandong ^b   Sheng, Xiehuang ^c   Deng, Wenqiang ^a   Hua, Yuejin ^b  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENE PRODUCT; PROTEIN RECX; RECA PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEINOCOCCUS RADIODURANS; GENE INDUCTION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN INDUCTION; RECA GENE;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DEINOCOCCUS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; REC A RECOMBINASES; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

DEINOCOCCUS RADIODURANS;

EID: 77954370397     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: 10985530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.00175-10     Document Type: Article

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