Bacterial defense against aging: Role of the Escherichia coli ArcA regulator in gene expression, readjusted energy flux and survival during stasis

EMBO Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 13, 1996, Pages 3219-3228

  Nyström, Thomas ^a   Larsson, Christer ^a   Gustafsson, Lena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Aging; ArcA; Escherichia coli; Glucose starvation stimulon; SodA

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; DIHYDROLIPOAMIDE DEHYDROGENASE; GLYCOLYTIC ENZYME; ISOCITRATE DEHYDROGENASE; MALATE DEHYDROGENASE; MUTANT PROTEIN; PHOSPHOGLYCERATE MUTASE; PYRUVATE KINASE; REGULATOR PROTEIN; SUCCINATE DEHYDROGENASE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CELL AGING; CELL DIVISION; CELL MUTANT; CELL SURVIVAL; CITRIC ACID CYCLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; METABOLIC RATE; MICROCALORIMETRY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STARVATION; TWO DIMENSIONAL GEL ELECTROPHORESIS;

ARCA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0030035132     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1460-2075.1996.tb00686.x     Document Type: Article

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