Expression of the Lactobacillus plantarum malE gene is regulated by CcpA and a MalR-like protein

Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 950-955

  Muscariello, Lidia ^a   Vastano, Valeria ^a   Siciliano, Rosa A ^b   Sacco, Margherita ^a   Marasco, Rosangela ^a  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

catabolite control protein A; Lactobacillus plantarum; MalR; maltose maltodextrin

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CATABOLITE CONTROL PROTEINS, BACTERIA; MALTOSE BINDING PROTEIN; REPRESSOR PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARTICLE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; LACTOBACILLUS PLANTARUM; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; LACTOBACILLUS PLANTARUM; MALTOSE-BINDING PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

LACTOBACILLUS PLANTARUM; POSIBACTERIA; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84555177734     PISSN: 12258873     EISSN: 19763794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12275-011-0495-5     Document Type: Article

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