Effect of the deletion of the σ32-dependent promoter (P1) of the Escherichia coli topoisomerase I gene on thermotolerance

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 703-711

  Qi, Lyan ^a   Menzel, Rolf ^b   Tse Dinh, Yuk Chlng ^a  

^a NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA TOPOISOMERASE; CHAPERONIN 60; PROTEIN DNAK;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELETION MUTANT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC MODEL; HEAT TOLERANCE; MOLECULAR MODEL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIABILITY; CHROMOSOME DELETION; DNA SUPERCOILING; GENE; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; HEAT SHOCK RESPONSE; HEAT TREATMENT; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RPOD GENE; STEADY STATE; SURVIVAL RATE; TOPOISOMERASE I GENE; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION SITE; WILD TYPE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 9444291891     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1996.241390.x     Document Type: Article

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