Differential transcriptional regulation of aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans lsrACDBFG and lsrRK operons by integration host factor protein

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 196, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1597-1607

  Torres Escobar, Ascención ^a   Juárez Rodríguez, María Dolores ^a   Demuth, Donald R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; HEXAHISTIDINE; HYBRID PROTEIN; INTEGRATION HOST FACTOR; INTEGRATION HOST FACTOR ALPHA; INTEGRATION HOST FACTOR BETA; SPACER DNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGGREGATIBACTER ACTINOMYCETEMCOMITANS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BINDING SITE; BIOFILM; CHROMOSOME INSERTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GEL MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE CONTROL; GENE LOCUS; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; LSRACDBFG OPERON; LSRRK OPERON; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; START CODON;

AGGREGATIBACTER ACTINOMYCETEMCOMITANS; ARTIFICIAL GENE FUSION; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BETA-GALACTOSIDASE; DNA, BACTERIAL; ELECTROPHORETIC MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENES, REPORTER; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; INTEGRATION HOST FACTORS; OPERON; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; PROTEIN BINDING; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION SITE;

EID: 84896478031     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: 10985530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.00006-14     Document Type: Article

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