The GalF protein of Escherichia coli is not a UDP-glucose pyrophosphorylase but interacts with the GalU protein possibly to regulate cellular levels of UDP-glucose

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 827-840

  Marolda, Cristina L ^a   Valvano, Miguel A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

URIDINE DIPHOSPHATE GLUCOSE; URIDINE TRIPHOSPHATE GLUCOSE 1 PHOSPHATE URIDYLYLTRANSFERASE;

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE SEQUENCE; MODULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; STRESS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0029818917     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1996.01531.x     Document Type: Article

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