Burkholderia xenovorans RcoMBx-1, a transcriptional regulator system for sensing low and persistent levels of carbon monoxide

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 194, Issue 21, 2012, Pages 5803-5816

  Kerby, Robert L ^a   Roberts, Gary P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CARBON MONOXIDE; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE I; DNA; NUCLEOPROTEIN; RCOM BX 1 PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; BURKHOLDERIA XENOVORANS; DNA BINDING; DNA CONFORMATION; DNA PROBE; ENZYME ASSAY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURIFICATION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BURKHOLDERIA; CARBON MONOXIDE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA FOOTPRINTING; DNA, BACTERIAL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; PROTEIN BINDING; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

BURKHOLDERIA XENOVORANS;

EID: 84868628552     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: 10985530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.01024-12     Document Type: Article

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