Dephosphorylation of the phosphoprotein P(II) in Synechococcus PCC 7942: Identification of an ATP and 2-oxoglutarate-regulated phosphatase activity

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 81-90

  Irmler, Angelika ^a   Sanner, Silvia ^a   Dierks, Henning ^a   Forchhammer, Karl ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 OXOGLUTARIC ACID; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; PHOSPHATASE; PHOSPHOPROTEIN; PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYANOBACTERIUM; DEPHOSPHORYLATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 0030881444     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1997.5521918.x     Document Type: Article

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