Genome wide identification of Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans (ATCC 23270) transcription factors and comparative analysis of ArsR and MerR metal regulators

BioMetals

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 75-93

  Hödar, Christian ^a   Moreno, Pablo ^a   Genova, Alex Di ^a   Latorre, Mauricio ^a   Angélica, Reyes Jara ^a   Maass, Alejandro ^a   González, Mauricio ^a   Cambiazo, Verónica ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans; ArsR family; MerR family; Metalresistance; Transcriptional regulators

Indexed keywords

ARSR PROTEIN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; MERR PROTEIN; PROTEIN ARSR; PROTEOME; REGULATOR PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; MERR PROTEIN, BACTERIA; METAL;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BINDING SITE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORYNEBACTERIUM GLUTAMICUM; DETOXIFICATION; DNA BINDING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PHYLUM; PREDICTION; PROKARYOTE; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; ACIDITHIOBACILLUS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CLASSIFICATION; GENETICS; HOMEOSTASIS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PROKARYOTA;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BINDING SITES; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; HOMEOSTASIS; METALS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 84861215574     PISSN: 09660844     EISSN: 15728773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10534-011-9484-8     Document Type: Article

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