Prediction of DtxR regulon: Identification of binding sites and operons controlled by Diphtheria toxin repressor in Corynebacterium diphtheriae

BMC Microbiology

Volumn 4, Issue , 2004, Pages

  Yellaboina, Sailu ^a   Ranjan, Sarita ^a   Chakhaiyar, Prachee ^a   Hasnain, Seyed Ehtesham ^a   Ranjan, Akash ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR DNA FINGERPRINTING AND DIAGNOSTICS   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIPHTHERIA TOXIN; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; DNA GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BINDING SITE; CORYNEBACTERIUM DIPHTHERIAE; DNA REPAIR; ENTROPY; FENTON REACTION; GEL MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; GENOME; NONHUMAN; OPERON; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PATHOGENICITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTION; PROTEIN MOTIF; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REGULON; REPRESSOR GENE; STARVATION; VALIDATION PROCESS;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BINDING SITES; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENOME, BACTERIAL; OPERON; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REGULON;

CORYNEBACTERIUM DIPHTHERIAE;

EID: 9144224479     PISSN: 14712180     EISSN: 14712180     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2180-4-38     Document Type: Article

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