Involvement of NtcB, a LysR family transcription factor, in nitrite activation of the nitrate assimilation operon in the cyanobacterium Synechococcus sp. strain PCC 7942

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 15, 1997, Pages 4671-4675

  Aichi, Makiko ^a   Omata, Tatsuo ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; GLUTAMATE AMMONIA LIGASE; METHIONINE SULFOXIMINE; NITRATE; NITRITE; NITROGEN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYANOBACTERIUM; DELETION MUTANT; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; SYNECHOCOCCUS SP.; SYNECHOCOCCUS SP. PCC 6301;

EID: 0030877375     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.15.4671-4675.1997     Document Type: Article

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