HmuP is a coactivator of irr-dependent expression of heme utilization genes in Bradyrhizobium japonicum

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 194, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 3137-3143

  Escamilla Hernandez, Rosalba ^a   O'Brian, Mark R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERRIC CHLORIDE; HEME; IRON; IRON REGULATORY FACTOR; MESSENGER RNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BRADYRHIZOBIUM JAPONICUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS LINKING; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HMUP BACTERIAL GENE; HMUR BACTERIAL GENE; HMUTUV BACTERIAL GENE; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; REGULON;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BRADYRHIZOBIUM; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; HEME; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; IRON; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; PROTEIN BINDING; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

BRADYRHIZOBIUM JAPONICUM;

EID: 84864020734     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: 10985530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.00071-12     Document Type: Article

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