Transcriptional analysis of pmeA gene encoding a pectin methylesterase in Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris

Research in Microbiology

Volumn 162, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 270-278

  Hsiao, Yi Min ^a   Liu, Yu Fan ^b   Huang, Yi Ling ^a   Lee, Pei Yu ^a  

^a CENTRAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cyclic AMP receptor protein like protein; Pectin methylesterase; Promoter lacZ reporter assay; Transcriptional regulation; Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE ESTERASE 8; CYCLIC AMP BINDING PROTEIN; CYCLIC AMP RECEPTOR PROTEIN LIKE PROTEIN; ENOYL COENZYME A HYDRATASE; ESTERASE; OXYGEN; PECTINESTERASE; RPFF ENOYL COENZYME A HYDRATASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENOME; CATABOLITE REPRESSION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; MICROTITER PLATE ASSAY; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OSMOLARITY; PATHOGENICITY; PMEA GENE; PMEB GENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION SITE; XANTHOMONAS CAMPESTRIS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTIFICIAL GENE FUSION; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CARBOXYLIC ESTER HYDROLASES; ENOYL-COA HYDRATASE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENES, REPORTER; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION SITE; XANTHOMONAS CAMPESTRIS;

XANTHOMONAS; XANTHOMONAS CAMPESTRIS PV. CAMPESTRIS;

EID: 79952898230     PISSN: 09232508     EISSN: 17697123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resmic.2010.12.002     Document Type: Article

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