A Repetitive DNA Element Regulates Expression of the Helicobacter pylori Sialic Acid Binding Adhesin by a Rheostat-like Mechanism

PLoS Pathogens

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 2014, Pages

  Åberg, Anna ^a   Gideonsson, Pär ^a   Vallström, Anna ^a   Olofsson, Annelie ^a   Öhman, Carina ^a   Rakhimova, Lena ^a   Borén, Thomas ^a   Engstrand, Lars ^b   Brännström, Kristoffer ^a   Arnqvist, Anna ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADHESIN; BACTERIAL DNA; SABA PROTEIN, HELICOBACTER PYLORI;

BIOSYNTHESIS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; METABOLISM; NUCLEOTIDE REPEAT; PHYSIOLOGY; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

ADHESINS, BACTERIAL; DNA, BACTERIAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; REPETITIVE SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID; TRANSCRIPTIONAL ACTIVATION;

EID: 84905366511     PISSN: 15537366     EISSN: 15537374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1004234     Document Type: Article

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