In vivo and in vitro analyses of regulation of the pheromone-responsive prgQ promoter by the PrgX pheromone receptor protein

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 194, Issue 13, 2012, Pages 3386-3394

  Caserta, Enrico ^a,c   Haemig, Heather A H ^b,d   Manias, Dawn A ^b   Tomsic, Jerneja ^a,c   Grundy, Frank J ^a   Henkin, Tina M ^a   Dunny, Gary M ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIMER; MESSENGER RNA; PHEROMONE; PHEROMONE RECEPTOR; PROTEIN PRGX; RECEPTOR PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM CONJUGATION; BINDING SITE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA TEMPLATE; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; GEL MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE REPRESSION; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; OLIGOMERIZATION; OPERON; PLASMID; PRGQ GENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REGULATORY MECHANISM; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION SITE; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CONJUGATION, GENETIC; ELECTROPHORETIC MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; PHEROMONES; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; PROTEIN SORTING SIGNALS; RECEPTORS, PHEROMONE; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS;

EID: 84863994277     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: 10985530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.00364-12     Document Type: Article

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