Homodimerization and binding of specific domains to the target dna are essential requirements for hlyu to regulate expression of the virulence gene rtxA1, encoding the repeat-in-toxin protein in the human pathogen vibrio vulnificus

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 193, Issue 24, 2011, Pages 6895-6901

  Liu, Moqing ^a   Rose, Michael ^a   Crosa, Jorge H ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; HISTONE LIKE NUCLEOID STRUCTURING PROTEIN; HLYU PROTEIN; HOMODIMER; REPEAT IN TOXIN PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DIMERIZATION; DNA BINDING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DNA INTERACTION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITION; VIBRIO VULNIFICUS; VIBRIO VULNIFICUS INFECTION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; DIMERIZATION; DNA, BACTERIAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OPERON; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; VIBRIO INFECTIONS; VIBRIO VULNIFICUS; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

VIBRIO VULNIFICUS;

EID: 84855849459     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: 10985530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.05950-11     Document Type: Article

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