Indirect repression by bacillus subtilis CodY via displacement of the activator of the proline utilization operon

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 413, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 321-336

  Belitsky, Boris R ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacillus subtilis; CodY mediated repression; gene expression; proline utilization; PucR family activator

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; DNA; PROLINE; PROTEIN CODY; PROTEIN PUTB; PROTEIN PUTR; REGULATOR PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BINDING SITE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BINDING; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 80054765873     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: 10898638     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2011.08.003     Document Type: Article

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