The novel sigma factor-like regulator RpoQ controls luminescence, chitinase activity, and motility in vibrio fischeri

mBio

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-12

  Cao, Xiaodan ^a,b   Studer, Sarah V ^a   Wassarman, Karen ^c   Zhang, Yuanxing ^b   Ruby, Edward G ^a   Miyashiro, Tim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b EAST CHINA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHITINASE; PROTEIN RPOQ; SIGMA FACTOR; SIGMA FACTOR RPOS; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; PHOTOPROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL KINETICS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOLUMINESCENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GENE REPRESSION; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; QUORUM SENSING; REGULATORY MECHANISM; RPOQ GENE; SQUID; SYMBIOSIS; VIBRIO FISCHERI; ALIIVIBRIO FISCHERI; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CEPHALOPOD; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LOCOMOTION; LUMINESCENCE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CEPHALOPODA; EUPRYMNA SCOLOPES; SEPIOLIDAE; VIBRIO FISCHERI;

ALIIVIBRIO FISCHERI; ANIMALS; CHITINASE; DECAPODIFORMES; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; LOCOMOTION; LUMINESCENCE; LUMINESCENT PROTEINS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; QUORUM SENSING; SYMBIOSIS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 84863231605     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21507511     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/mBio.00285-11     Document Type: Article

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