The transcription factor AmrZ utilizes multiple DNA binding modes to recognize activator and repressor sequences of pseudomonas aeruginosa virulence genes

PLoS Pathogens

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2012, Pages

  Pryor, Edward E ^a   Waligora, Elizabeth A ^a   Xu, Binjie ^b   Dellos Nolan, Sheri ^b   Wozniak, Daniel J ^a,b   Hollis, Thomas ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGINIC ACID; EXOPOLYSACCHARIDE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR AMRZ; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ALPHA HELIX; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BINDING AFFINITY; BINDING ASSAY; BINDING SITE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DNA BINDING; DNA SEQUENCE; DNA STRUCTURE; GENE SEQUENCE; IN VIVO STUDY; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; BACTERIAL GENE; BIOSYNTHESIS; DNA RESPONSIVE ELEMENT; GENETICS; METABOLISM; OPERON; PATHOGENICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN MULTIMERIZATION;

PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; GENES, BACTERIAL; OPERON; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN MULTIMERIZATION; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RESPONSE ELEMENTS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

EID: 84861206911     PISSN: 15537366     EISSN: 15537374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1002648     Document Type: Article

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