Identification and characterization of genes regulated by AqsR, a LuxR-type regulator in Acinetobacter oleivorans DR1

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 97, Issue 15, 2013, Pages 6967-6978

  Kim, Jisun ^a   Park, Woojun ^a  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bacteria; N acyl homoserine lactone; Oxidative stress; Quorum sensing; Soil; Transcriptional regulation

Indexed keywords

CELL WALL STRUCTURE; CUMENE HYDROPEROXIDE; ELECTROPHORETIC MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; N-ACYL HOMOSERINE LACTONES; POST-TRANSLATIONAL MODIFICATIONS; QUORUM-SENSING; SECONDARY METABOLITES; TRANSCRIPTIONAL REGULATION;

BACTERIA; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILMS; ELECTROPHORETIC MOBILITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PARAFFINS; PROTEINS; PURIFICATION; SOILS;

AMINO ACIDS;

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CHAPERONE; N ACYLHOMOSERINE LACTONE;

BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILM; GENE EXPRESSION; GENOME; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; METABOLITE; OXIDATION; PROTEIN;

ACINETOBACTER; ACINETOBACTER OLEIVORANS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL CELL WALL; BACTERIAL GENE; BINDING SITE; BIOSYNTHESIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GEL MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HYDROPHOBICITY; METABOLITE; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN PROCESSING; QUORUM SENSING; RNA SEQUENCE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; STRESS; WILD TYPE;

ACINETOBACTER; BIOFILMS; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENES, BACTERIAL; MUTATION; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

ACINETOBACTER; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 84880510085     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: 14320614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-013-5006-7     Document Type: Article

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