Lack of S-adenosylmethionine results in a cell division defect in Escherichia coli

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 180, Issue 14, 1998, Pages 3614-3619

  Newman, E B ^a   Budman, L I ^a   Chan, E C ^b   Greene, R C ^c   Lin, R T ^d   Woldringh, C L ^e   D'ari, R ^f  

^a Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^f INSTITUT JACQUES MONOD   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENE PRODUCT; LEUCINE; METHIONINE ADENOSYLTRANSFERASE; REGULATOR PROTEIN; S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CELL DIVISION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; METHYLATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0032448055     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.180.14.3614-3619.1998     Document Type: Article

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