Structure, function and regulation of the DNA-binding protein Dps and its role in acid and oxidative stress resistance in Escherichia coli: A review

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 110, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 375-386

  Calhoun, L N ^a   Kwon, Y M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

E. coli (all potentially pathogenic types); Resistance; Stress response

Indexed keywords

ACID RESISTANCE; CYTOLOGY; DETOXIFICATION; DNA; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; IRON COMPOUNDS; PROTEINS;

DNA-BINDING PROTEIN; E COLI (ALL POTENTIALLY PATHOGENIC TYPE); E. COLI; IRON SEQUESTRATION; PATHOGENICS; PROPERTY; RESISTANCE; STRESS RESISTANCE; STRESSES RESPONSE; STRUCTURE FUNCTIONS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

ACID; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; DPS PROTEIN; FERRITIN; REGULATOR PROTEIN;

COLIFORM BACTERIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; IRON; PROTEIN;

ARCHAEBACTERIUM; BINDING ASSAY; CRYSTALLIZATION; DNA BINDING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PREVALENCE; PROTEIN DATA BANK; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; PROTEIN PROCESSING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; RECEPTOR DOWN REGULATION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; STRESS; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 78650976369     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2010.04890.x     Document Type: Review

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