Target transcription binding sites differentiate two groups of MerR-monovalent metal ion sensors

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 853-865

  Pérez Audero, María E ^a   Podoroska, Brenda M ^a   Ibáñez, María M ^a   Cauerhff, Ana ^b   Checa, Susana K ^a   Soncini, Fernando C ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE ROSARIO   (Argentina)

^b FUNDACIÓN INSTITUTO LELOIR   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPPER; GOLD; MERR PROTEIN; METAL ION; MONOVALENT CATION;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CYTOPLASM; GENE TARGETING; GENE TRANSFER; GENETIC PROCEDURES; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALMONELLA;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; BINDING SITES; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; IONS; METALS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OPERATOR REGIONS, GENETIC; PROTEIN BINDING; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SALMONELLA;

EID: 78349261567     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2010.07370.x     Document Type: Article

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