combinatorial regulation by MrpC2 and frua involves three sites in the fmge promoter region during Myxococcus xanthus development

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 193, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2756-2766

  Son, Bongjun ^a   Liu, Yu ^a   Kroos, Lee ^a  

^a Michigan State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BETA GALACTOSIDASE; FMGE PROTEIN; FRUA PROTEIN; HISTIDINE; MRPC2 PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BINDING AFFINITY; BINDING SITE; CHROMATIN IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GEL MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MYXOCOCCUS XANTHUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION SITE; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BINDING SITES; CHROMATIN IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; DNA, BACTERIAL; ELECTROPHORETIC MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; MYXOCOCCUS XANTHUS; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; PROTEIN BINDING; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

MYXOCOCCUS XANTHUS;

EID: 79958174635     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: 10985530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.00205-11     Document Type: Article

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