The iron-responsive regulator irr is required for wild-type expression of the gene encoding the heme transporter BhuA in Brucella abortus 2308

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 193, Issue 19, 2011, Pages 5359-5364

  Anderson, Eric S ^a   Paulley, James T ^a,b   Martinson, David A ^a   Gaines, Jennifer M ^a,c   Steele, Kendra H ^a,d   Roop, R Martin ^a  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c OPX Biotechnologies Inc   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARRIER PROTEIN; HEME; HEME TRANSPORTER BHUA; IRON REGULATORY FACTOR; IRON REGULATORY FACTOR IRR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CLEARANCE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM MUTANT; BINDING SITE; BRADYRHIZOBIUM JAPONICUM; BRUCELLA ABORTUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; IRON METABOLISM; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; SPLEEN;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BRUCELLA ABORTUS; ELECTROPHORETIC MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

ALPHAPROTEOBACTERIA; BRADYRHIZOBIUM JAPONICUM; BRUCELLA; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS BIOVAR ABORTUS; MUS;

EID: 80053600651     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: 10985530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.00372-11     Document Type: Article

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