The Rhodobacter capsulatus hupSLC promoter: Identification of cis-regulatory elements and of trans-activating factors involved in H2 activation of hupSLC transcription

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 927-937

  Toussaint, Bertrand ^a   De Sury D'Aspremont, Régis ^a   Delic Attree, Ina ^a   Berchet, Véronique ^a   Elsen, Sylvie ^a   Colbeau, Annette ^a   Dischert, Wanda ^a   Lazzaroni, Yannick ^a   Vignais, Paulette M ^a  

^a CEA GRENOBLE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PALINDROMIC DNA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

AFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHORETIC MOBILITY; GENE CONTROL; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; RHODOBACTER CAPSULATUS; TRANSACTIVATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; PHOTOBACTERIA; RHODOBACTER CAPSULATUS; RHODOPSEUDOMONAS;

EID: 9844264282     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1997.6291996.x     Document Type: Article

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