Mutations upregulating the flhDC operon of Escherichia coli K-12

Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 140-144

  Lee, Changhan ^a   Park, Chankyu ^a  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

flhDC; insertion sequence; lrhA; motility

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEIN; FLHC PROTEIN, E COLI; FLHD PROTEIN, E COLI; LRHA PROTEIN, E COLI; TRANSACTIVATOR PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI K 12; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; MISSENSE MUTATION; OPERON; TRANSPOSON; UPREGULATION;

DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; ESCHERICHIA COLI K12; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; MUTAGENESIS, INSERTIONAL; MUTATION, MISSENSE; OPERON; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; UP-REGULATION;

EID: 84874575204     PISSN: 12258873     EISSN: 19763794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12275-013-2212-z     Document Type: Article

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