Differential control of bradyrhizobium japonicum iron stimulon genes through variable affinity of the iron response regulator (irr) for target gene promoters and selective loss of activator function

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 609-624

  Jaggavarapu, Siddharth ^a   O'Brian, Mark R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IRON RESPONSE REGULATOR; REGULATOR PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; HEME; IRON RESPONSE REGULATOR PROTEIN, BACTERIA; PROTEIN BINDING; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; BRADYRHIZOBIUM JAPONICUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE INACTIVATION; GENE STRUCTURE; GENE TARGETING; IRON CONTROL ELEMENT; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REGULON; STIMULON; TRANSCRIPTION TERMINATION; BRADYRHIZOBIUM; GENETICS; METABOLISM;

BRADYRHIZOBIUM; BRADYRHIZOBIUM JAPONICUM;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BRADYRHIZOBIUM; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; HEME; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; PROTEIN BINDING; REGULON; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 84899628102     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mmi.12584     Document Type: Article

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