Anaerobic expression of the gadE-mdtEF multidrug efflux operon is primarily regulated by the two-component system ArcBA through antagonizing the H-NS mediated repression

Frontiers in Microbiology

Volumn 4, Issue JUL, 2013, Pages

  Deng, Ziqing ^a   Shan, Yue ^a   Pan, Qing ^a   Gao, Xiang ^a   Yan, Aixin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Acid resistance; Anaerobic adaptation; Antagonization; ArcBA two component system; H NS; Multidrug efflux pump

Indexed keywords

BETA GALACTOSIDASE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; RNA;

ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANAEROBIC EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EVOLUTIONARY ADAPTATION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE REPRESSION; MICROBIAL GENETICS; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; RNA EXTRACTION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ARCA; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 84885338956     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664302X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2013.00194     Document Type: Article

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