In silico identification and experimental characterization of regulatory elements controlling the expression of the salmonella csrB and csrC genes

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 196, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 325-336

  Martínez, Luary C ^a   Martínez Flores, Irma ^b   Salgado, Heladia ^b   Fernández Mora, Marcos ^a   Medina Rivera, Alejandra ^b   Puente, José L ^a   Collado Vides, Julio ^b   Bustamante, Víctor H ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE BIOTECNOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO DE CIENCIAS FÍSICAS   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIMER; DNA FRAGMENT; HYBRID PROTEIN; INTEGRATION HOST FACTOR; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BINDING SITE; BIOINFORMATICS; COMPUTER MODEL; CSRB GENE; CSRC GENE; DNA BINDING; DNA PROTEIN COMPLEX; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GEL MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; GENE; GENE CONTROL; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; INDEL MUTATION; INVERTED REPEAT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POSITION WEIGHT MATRIX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; REGULATORY DNA SEQUENCE; REGULATORY SEQUENCE; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SIRA GENE; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; STABLE EXPRESSION; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

EID: 84890942426     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: 10985530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.00806-13     Document Type: Article

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