Transcriptional regulation of central carbon metabolism in Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
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SUBMITTER: Dolan SK
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6922535 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan
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Transcriptional regulation of central carbon metabolism in Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
Dolan Stephen K SK Pereira Greicy G Silva-Rocha Rafael R Welch Martin M
Microbial biotechnology 20190611 1
Microbes such as Pseudomonas aeruginosa are often challenged by rapidly changing nutritional environments. In order to adapt to these shifts in nutrient availability, bacteria exert tight transcriptional control over the enzymes of central metabolism. This transcriptional control is orchestrated by a series of transcriptional repressors and activators. Although a number of these transcription factors have been identified, many others remain uncharacterized. Here, we present a simple pipeline to ...[more]
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