Role of Hfq in iron-dependent and -independent gene regulation in Neisseria meningitidis

Microbiology

Volumn 156, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 2316-2326

  Mellin, J R ^a   McClure, Ryan ^a   Lopez, Delia ^a   Green, Olivia ^a   Reinhard, Bjorn ^b   Genco, Caroline ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IRON; PROTEIN HFQ; RNA BINDING PROTEIN; SUCCINATE DEHYDROGENASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BACTERIAL RNA; HOST FACTOR 1; SODB PROTEIN, BACTERIA; SPACER DNA; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE CONTROL; GENE FUNCTION; GENE MUTATION; IN VITRO STUDY; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; NONHUMAN; NRRF GENE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STABILITY; SDHA GENE; SDHC GENE; SODB GENE; DNA MICROARRAY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MUTATION; OPEN READING FRAME;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DNA, INTERGENIC; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; HOST FACTOR 1 PROTEIN; IRON; MUTATION; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE ARRAY SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; OPEN READING FRAMES; RNA, BACTERIAL; SUCCINATE DEHYDROGENASE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

NEGIBACTERIA; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS;

EID: 77955369857     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.039040-0     Document Type: Article

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