Spo0A positively regulates epr expression by negating the repressive effect of co-repressors, SinR and ScoC, in Bacillus subtilis

Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 291-299

  Gupta, Monica ^a,b   Dixit, Madhulika ^a,c   Rao, K Krishnamurthy ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

^b EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^c INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Anti repressor; co repressors; epr; ScoC (Hpr); SinR; Spo0A

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN SCOC; PROTEIN SINR; PROTEIN SPO0A; REGULATOR PROTEIN; REPRESSOR PROTEIN; SERINE PROTEINASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BACTERIUM; CHEMOSYNTHESIS; GENE EXPRESSION; MOTILITY; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; SWARMING;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPR GENE; GEL MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; IN VITRO STUDY; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REGULATORY MECHANISM;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; BINDING SITES; CO-REPRESSOR PROTEINS; ELECTROPHORETIC MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; PROTEIN BINDING; SERINE PROTEASES; SPORES, BACTERIAL; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS;

EID: 84878012464     PISSN: 02505991     EISSN: 09737138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12038-013-9309-8     Document Type: Article

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