The role of coupled positive feedback in the expression of the SPI1 type three secretion system in Salmonella

PLoS Pathogens

Volumn 6, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1-16

  Saini, Supreet ^a   Ellermeier, Jeremy R ^a   Slauch, James M ^a   Rao, Christopher V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; HILA PROTEIN; HILC PROTEIN; HILD PROTEIN; HILE PROTEIN; RTSA PROTEIN; SALMONELLA PATHOGENICITY ISLAND 1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; SPI1 PROTEIN, SALMONELLA;

ARTICLE; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NONHUMAN; POSITIVE FEEDBACK; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN SECRETION; SALMONELLA; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MUTATION; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; THEORETICAL MODEL;

SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA SUBSP. ENTERICA SEROVAR TYPHIMURIUM;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; FEEDBACK, PHYSIOLOGICAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MUTATION; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 77957671714     PISSN: 15537366     EISSN: 15537374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1001025     Document Type: Article

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