A fundamental regulatory mechanism operating through OmpR and DNA topology controls expression of salmonella pathogenicity islands SPI-1 and SPI-2

PLoS Genetics

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Cameron, Andrew D S ^a   Dorman, Charles J ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; FACTOR FOR INVERSION STIMULATION; HISTONE LIKE NUCLEOID STRUCTURING PROTEIN; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN REGULATOR; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; DNA; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; HILC PROTEIN, SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; HILD PROTEIN, SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; OSMOLARITY RESPONSE REGULATOR PROTEINS; SSRB PROTEIN, SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; TRANSACTIVATOR PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; DNA SUPERCOILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HILC GENE; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY ISLAND; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SPI 1 GENE; SPI 2 GENE; SSRA GENE; CHEMISTRY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; GENOMIC ISLAND; METABOLISM; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; SALMONELLA;

SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DNA; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENOMIC ISLANDS; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; PROTEIN INTERACTION MAPS; SALMONELLA; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 84859235790     PISSN: 15537390     EISSN: 15537404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1002615     Document Type: Article

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