Structural homologues P(II) and P(z) of Azospirillum brasilense provide intracellular signalling for selective regulation of various nitrogen-dependent functions

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 449-463

  De Zamaroczy, Miklos ^a,b  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^b INST DE BIOLOGIE PHYSICO CHIMIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMATE AMMONIA LIGASE; NITROGEN;

ARTICLE; AZOSPIRILLUM BRASILENSE; CELL FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; NITROGEN FIXATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AZOSPIRILLUM BRASILENSE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GLUTAMATE-AMMONIA LIGASE; METHYLAMINES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; NITRATES; NITROGEN; PII NITROGEN REGULATORY PROTEINS; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

AZOSPIRILLUM BRASILENSE; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0031824693     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1998.00938.x     Document Type: Article

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