DNA adenine methyltransferase (Dam) controls the expression of the cytotoxic enterotoxin (act) gene of Aeromonas hydrophila via tRNA modifying enzyme-glucose-inhibited division protein (GidA)

Gene

Volumn 498, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 280-287

  Erova, Tatiana E ^a   Kosykh, Valeri G ^a   Sha, Jian ^a   Chopra, Ashok K ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

GATC Dam target sites; Promoter activity; TRNA uridine 5 carboxymethylaminomethyl modification enzyme

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CYTOTOXIC ENTEROTOXIN ACT; DNA ADENINE METHYLTRANSFERASE; ENTEROTOXIN; ENZYME GLUCOSE INHIBITED DIVISION PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA CONFORMATION; DNA METHYLATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE SEQUENCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS;

AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA METHYLATION; ENTEROTOXINS; ERYTHROCYTES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; RABBITS; RNA, TRANSFER; SITE-SPECIFIC DNA-METHYLTRANSFERASE (ADENINE-SPECIFIC);

AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 84858754072     PISSN: 03781119     EISSN: 18790038     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2012.02.024     Document Type: Article

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