Transcription of glutamine synthetase genes (glnA and glnN) from the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. strain PCC 6803 is differently regulated in response to nitrogen availability

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 2678-2689

  Reyes, J C ^a,b   Muro Pastor, M I ^a,c   Florencio, F J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

^b INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMATE AMMONIA LIGASE; NITROGEN;

ARTICLE; CYANOBACTERIUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE DELETION; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

EID: 0030938836     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.8.2678-2689.1997     Document Type: Article

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