Activity of the two-component regulatory system CiaRH in Streptococcus pneumoniae R6

Journal of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 96-104

  Halfmann, Alexander ^a   Schnorpfeil, Anke ^a   Müller, Miriam ^a   Marx, Patrick ^a   Günzler, Ulrike ^a   Hakenbeck, Regine ^a   Brückner, Reinhold ^a  

^a Rheinland Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern Landau   (Germany)

Author keywords

Histidine kinase; Response regulator; Streptococcus pneumoniae; Two component regulatory system

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; ASPARTIC ACID; BETA GALACTOSIDASE; PROTEIN CIAH; PROTEIN CIAR; PROTEIN HISTIDINE KINASE; REGULATOR PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENZYME INACTIVATION; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; WILD TYPE;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ASPARTIC ACID; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BETA-GALACTOSIDASE; DNA, BACTERIAL; ELECTROPHORETIC MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENES, REPORTER; MUTAGENESIS, SITE-DIRECTED; PHOSPHORYLATION; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN KINASES; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 79952724274     PISSN: 14641801     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000324893     Document Type: Article

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