The PaaX-Type Repressor MeqR2 of Arthrobacter sp. Strain Rue61a, Involved in the Regulation of Quinaldine Catabolism, Binds to Its Own Promoter and to Catabolic Promoters and Specifically Responds to Anthraniloyl Coenzyme A

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 195, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1068-1080

  Niewerth, Heiko ^a   Parschat, Katja ^a,c   Rauschenberg, Melanie ^b,d   Ravoo, Bart Jan ^b   Fetzner, Susanne ^a  

^a Institute of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnologya and Organic Chemistry Institute   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^c Jennewein Biotechnologie GmbH   (Germany)

^d Patent and Trademark Attorneys   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COENZYME A; HYBRID PROTEIN; MEQR2 PROTEIN; QUINALDINE; THIOESTER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTHROBACTER; ARTICLE; COMPLEX FORMATION; ENZYMATIC DEGRADATION; GEL MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; GENE INTERACTION; IN VITRO STUDY; ISOTHERMAL TITRATION CALORIMETRY; NONHUMAN; OPERON; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOICHIOMETRY;

ARTHROBACTER; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; COENZYME A; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ELECTROPHORETIC MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; ORTHO-AMINOBENZOATES; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; PROTEIN BINDING; QUINALDINES; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 84873561470     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: 10985530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.01547-12     Document Type: Article

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