Nitrate- and nitrite-sensing protein narX of Escherichia coli K-12: Mutational analysis of the amino-terminal tail and first transmembrane segment

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 721-729

  Williams, Stanly B ^a   Stewart, Valley ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHYL GROUP; NITRATE; NITRITE; PROTEIN;

ALLELE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; MEMBRANE; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 0031037309     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.3.721-729.1997     Document Type: Article

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