RemA is a DNA-binding protein that activates biofilm matrix gene expression in Bacillus subtilis

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 88, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 984-997

  Winkelman, Jared T ^a   Bree, Anna C ^b   Bate, Ashley R ^c   Eichenberger, Patrick ^c   Gourse, Richard L ^a   Kearns, Daniel B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA BINDING PROTEIN; PROTEIN REMA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GENE; BINDING SITE; BIOFILM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPS GENE; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE TARGETING; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; OPERON; OPUA GENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BIOFILMS; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; OPERON; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; PROTEIN BINDING; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; OPUA;

EID: 84878420131     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mmi.12235     Document Type: Article

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