A mixed incoherent feed-forward loop contributes to the regulation of bacterial photosynthesis genes

RNA Biology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 347-352

  Mank, Nils N ^a   Berghoff, Bork A ^a   Klug, Gabriele ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Feed forward loop; Gene regulation; Oxygen tension; Photosynthesis; Redox regulation; Rhodobacter; Small RNAs

Indexed keywords

SPACER DNA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSFER RNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; CHROMOSOME 1; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; OXYGEN TENSION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; POSITIVE FEEDBACK; REGULATORY MECHANISM; RNA TRANSLATION; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

FEED-FORWARD LOOP; GENE REGULATION; OXYGEN TENSION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; REDOX REGULATION; RHODOBACTER; SMALL RNAS;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENE REGULATORY NETWORKS; GENES, BACTERIAL; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; RHODOBACTER SPHAEROIDES; RNA, BACTERIAL; RNA, SMALL UNTRANSLATED; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 84874979900     PISSN: 15476286     EISSN: 15558584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/rna.23769     Document Type: Article

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