Transcription antitermination by a phosphorylated response regulator and cobalamin-dependent termination at a B12 riboswitch contribute to ethanolamine utilization in Enterococcus faecalis

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 193, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 2575-2586

  Baker, Kris Ann ^a   Perego, Marta ^a  

^a SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA GALACTOSIDASE; COBALAMIN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; ETHANOLAMINE; RHO FACTOR;

3' UNTRANSLATED REGION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; DNA HAIRPIN; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENZYMATIC DEGRADATION; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; RIBOSWITCH; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; TRANSCRIPTION TERMINATION;

CARBON; DNA, INTERGENIC; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ETHANOLAMINE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NITROGEN; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; RIBOSWITCH; TERMINATOR REGIONS, GENETIC; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; VITAMIN B 12;

ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 79956080756     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: 10985530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.00217-11     Document Type: Article

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