Integration host factor and LuxR synergistically bind DNA to coactivate quorum-sensing genes in Vibrio harveyi

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 101, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 823-840

  Chaparian, Ryan R ^a   Olney, Stephen G ^a   Hustmyer, Christine M ^a   Rowe Magnus, Dean A ^a   van Kessel, Julia C ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTEGRATION HOST FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BINDING AFFINITY; BINDING SITE; BIOLUMINESCENCE; DNA BINDING; GENE; GENE DELETION; GENE LOCUS; IHFA GENE; IHFB GENE; LUXC GENE; OPERON; OSMOTIC STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; QUORUM SENSING; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; START CODON; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; VIBRIO HARVEYI;

EID: 84983656131     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mmi.13425     Document Type: Article

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