Identification and characterization of VpsR and VpsT binding sites in Vibrio cholerae

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 197, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 1221-1235

  Zamorano Sánchez, David ^a   Fong, Jiunn C N ^a   Kilic, Sefa ^b   Erill, Ivan ^b   Yildiz, Fitnat H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; T BOX TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; BACTERIAL DNA; PROTEIN BINDING; VPSR PROTEIN, VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; BIOFILM; GENE DELETION; GENOMICS; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; VIBRIO CHOLERAE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MUTATION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN MOTIF;

VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

AMINO ACID MOTIFS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; BINDING SITES; BIOFILMS; DNA, BACTERIAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; MUTATION; PROTEIN BINDING; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

EID: 84924674555     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: 10985530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.02439-14     Document Type: Article

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