Substrate specificity and function of the pheromone receptor AinR in Vibrio fischeri ES114

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 195, Issue 22, 2013, Pages 5223-5232

  Kimbrough, John H ^a   Stabb, Eric V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AINR PROTEIN; BETA GALACTOSIDASE; CARBON; PHEROMONE RECEPTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR LUXR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; LUMINESCENCE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; VIBRIO FISCHERI; VIBRIO HARVEYI;

4-BUTYROLACTONE; ALIIVIBRIO FISCHERI; ARTIFICIAL GENE FUSION; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BETA-GALACTOSIDASE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENES, REPORTER; HOMOSERINE; LACTONES; RECEPTORS, PHEROMONE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84887214878     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: 10985530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.00913-13     Document Type: Article

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