Target genes, consensus binding site, and role of phosphorylation for the response regulator MtrA of Corynebacterium glutamicum

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 193, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1237-1249

  Brocker, Melanie ^a   Mack, Christina ^a   Bott, Michael ^a  

^a FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; MTRA PROTEIN; PEPTIDASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM MUTANT; BETP GENE; BINDING AFFINITY; BINDING SITE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORYNEBACTERIUM GLUTAMICUM; GEL MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCATION; GENE MUTATION; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC CODE; MEPB GENE; NLPC GENE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROP GENE; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DNA INTERACTION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN MOTIF; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION SITE; WILD TYPE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ATP-BINDING CASSETTE TRANSPORTERS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; BINDING SITES; CORYNEBACTERIUM GLUTAMICUM; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; DNA, BACTERIAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; RNA, MESSENGER; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

CORYNEBACTERIACEAE; CORYNEBACTERINEAE; CORYNEBACTERIUM GLUTAMICUM; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 79951665954     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: 10985530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.01032-10     Document Type: Article

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