Characterization of FarR as a highly specialized, growth phase-dependent transcriptional regulator in Neisseria meningitidis

International Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 301, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 325-333

  Schielke, Stephanie ^a   Spatz, Carolin ^a   Schwarz, Roland Felix ^b   Joseph, Biju ^a   Schoen, Christoph ^a   Schulz, Sabine Marita ^a   Hubert, Kerstin ^a   Frosch, Matthias ^a   Schubert Unkmeir, Alexandra ^a   Kurzai, Oliver ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b IMPERIAL CANCER RESEARCH FUND   (United Kingdom)

^c FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

FarR; Growth phase dependency; Neisseria meningitidis; Regulon; Transcriptional regulation

Indexed keywords

ADHESIN; PROTEIN NADA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR FARR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; COMPLEMENT SYSTEM; GROWTH CURVE; HUMAN; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REGULON; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ADHESINS, BACTERIAL; ARTIFICIAL GENE FUSION; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ELECTROPHORETIC MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENES, REPORTER; HUMANS; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; REGULON; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 79952702536     PISSN: 14384221     EISSN: 16180607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmm.2010.11.007     Document Type: Article

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