Different requirements for σ region 4 in BvgA activation of the Bordetella pertussis promoters Pfim3 and PfhaB

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 409, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 692-709

  Decker, Kimberly B ^a   Chen, Qing ^b   Hsieh, Meng Lun ^a   Boucher, Philip ^b   Stibitz, Scott ^b   Hinton, Deborah M ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES   (United States)

^b CENTER FOR BIOLOGICS EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

BvgA; fim; polymerase; promoter; sigma

Indexed keywords

ADHESIN; CYTOKINE; DIMER; DNA; HYDROXYL RADICAL; PROTEIN FHAB; PROTEIN FIM3; RNA POLYMERASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALPHA HELIX; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BORDETELLA PERTUSSIS; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; DNA CONFORMATION; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE BINDING SITE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION;

BORDETELLA PERTUSSIS;

EID: 79958043441     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: 10898638     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2011.04.017     Document Type: Article

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