Origins of specificity and cross-talk in metal ion sensing by Bacillus subtilis Fur

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 86, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1144-1155

  Ma, Zhen ^a   Faulkner, Melinda J ^b   Helmann, John D ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b BRADLEY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUFFER; DIMER; DNA; IRON; MANGANESE; METAL ION; ZINC;

ALLOSTERISM; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BINDING AFFINITY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DNA BINDING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HOMEOSTASIS; IN VIVO STUDY; IRON TRANSPORT; METALLATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BINDING SITES; FERROUS COMPOUNDS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; HOMEOSTASIS; IRON; MANGANESE; PROTEIN BINDING; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; ZINC;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS;

EID: 84870236230     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mmi.12049     Document Type: Article

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