Roles of DNA sequence and sigma A factor in transcription of the VraSR operon

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 194, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 61-71

  Belcheva, Antoaneta ^a   Verma, Vidhu ^a   Korenevsky, Artyom ^a   Fridman, Michael ^a   Kumar, Krishan ^b   Golemi Kotra, Dasantila ^a,b  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE I; SIGMA A FACTOR; SIGMA FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR VRASR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE MUTATION; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN FOOTPRINTING; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE I; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENOME, BACTERIAL; LUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OPERON; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN FOOTPRINTING; SIGMA FACTOR; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 84855901265     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: 10985530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.06143-11     Document Type: Article

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