Fur-mediated activation of gene transcription in the human pathogen Neisseria gonorrhoeae

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 194, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1730-1742

  Yua, Chunxiao ^a   Genco, Caroline Attardo ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERRIC UPTAKE REGULATOR; RNA POLYMERASE; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; FERRIC UPTAKE REGULATING PROTEINS, BACTERIAL; REPRESSOR PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BINDING AFFINITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE REPRESSION; IN VITRO STUDY; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; CELL LINE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GONORRHEA; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY;

NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CELL LINE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GONORRHEA; HUMANS; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; PROTEIN BINDING; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; TRANSCRIPTIONAL ACTIVATION;

EID: 84860321923     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: 10985530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.06176-11     Document Type: Article

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