Genetic dissection of the light-inducible carQRS promoter region of Myxococcus xanthus

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 186, Issue 23, 2004, Pages 7836-7846

  Whitworth, David E ^a   Bryan, Samantha J ^a   Berry, Andrew E ^a,b   McGowan, Simon J ^a,c   Hodgson, David A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b WELLCOME TRUST SANGER INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; CARQRS GENE; GENE INDUCTION; GENE LOCUS; GUFA GENE; LIGHT EXPOSURE; NONHUMAN; OPERON; POINT MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; REGULON;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; CAROTENOIDS; LIGHT; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTAGENESIS, SITE-DIRECTED; MYXOCOCCUS XANTHUS; OPERON; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION SITE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MYXOCOCCUS XANTHUS; NEGIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 9244238686     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.186.23.7836-7846.2004     Document Type: Article

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