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TABLE OF CONTENTS<br />

3.2.2 In vivo <strong>expression</strong> <strong>of</strong> tyrT in CSH50 Wt & fis mutant ………………. 50<br />

3.2.3 Dependence <strong>of</strong> promoter activity on superhelical density in vivo …… 51<br />

3.2.4 Dependence <strong>of</strong> promoter activity on superhelical density in vitro …... 53<br />

3.2.5 Effects <strong>of</strong> promoter mutations on the function ………………………. 54<br />

4 Discussion …………………………………………………………………… 58<br />

4.1 Interdependency <strong>of</strong> supercoiling and NAPs …………………………. 59<br />

4.2 Supercoiling coordinates metabolic functions ……………………….. 61<br />

4.3 Activity <strong>of</strong> tyrT promoter - Interaction <strong>of</strong> supercoiling and FIS at the<br />

promoter level …………………………………………………………. 63<br />

4.3.1 Promoter structure and function ……………………………………… 64<br />

4.3.2 Mechanism <strong>of</strong> transcriptional activation <strong>of</strong> the tyrT promoter ………. 66<br />

5 Conclusion …………………………………………………………………… 68<br />

6 References ……………………………………………………………………. 69<br />

7 Appendix I - Supplementary data: Gene lists from microarray experiments. .. 81<br />

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