Novel regulator MphX represses activation of phenol hydroxylase genes caused by a XylR/DmpR-type regulator MphR in acinetobacter calcoaceticus

PLoS ONE

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2011, Pages

  Yu, Haiying ^a,b   Peng, Zixin ^b,c   Zhan, Yuhua ^b   Wang, Jin ^b   Yan, Yongliang ^b,d   Chen, Ming ^b   Lu, Wei ^b   Ping, Shuzhen ^b   Zhang, Wei ^b,d   Zhao, Zhonglin ^b   Li, Shuying ^b   Takeo, Masahiro ^c   Lin, Min ^a,b  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b AGRO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION INSTITUTE   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HYOGO   (Japan)

^d National Centre for Plant Gene Research   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OXYGENASE; PHENOL HYDROXYLASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; MIXED FUNCTION OXIDASE; PHENOL 2-MONOOXYGENASE;

ACINETOBACTER CALCOACETICUS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DMPR GENE; ENZYME DEGRADATION; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE CLUSTER; GENE REPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HOMOLOGOUS RECOMBINATION; MPHK GENE; MPHR GENE; MPHX GENE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROMOTER REGION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; WILD TYPE; XYLR GENE; ENZYMOLOGY; GEL MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

ACINETOBACTER CALCOACETICUS;

ACINETOBACTER CALCOACETICUS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; ELECTROPHORETIC MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; MIXED FUNCTION OXYGENASES;

EID: 79953041141     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0017350     Document Type: Article

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