A shared mechanism of SoxR activation by redox-cycling compounds

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 79, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1119-1122

  Dietrich, Lars E P ^a   Kiley, Patricia J ^b  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOUND; IRON SULFUR PROTEIN; PARAQUAT; PHENAZINE; REDOX CYCLING COMPOUND; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE; SUPEROXIDE; SUPEROXIDE RESPONSE PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NONHUMAN; NOTE; OXIDATION; OXIDATION REDUCTION STATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; REGULON; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; UPREGULATION;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; METHYLPHENAZONIUM METHOSULFATE; PARAQUAT; SUPEROXIDES; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; VITAMIN K 3;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 79951776376     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2011.07552.x     Document Type: Note

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