Transcriptional control of the glnD gene is not dependent on nitrogen availability in Escherichia coli

Molecules and Cells

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 483-490

  Kim, In Hoo ^b   Kwak, Sahng June ^c   Kang, Jungsog ^a   Park, Sang Chul ^a  

^a Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Dong A University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Dankook University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Nitrogen Availability; Transcription; Ultimate Nitrogen Sensor; UT UR

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; MESSENGER RNA; NITROGEN; NUCLEOTIDYLTRANSFERASE; REGULATORY PROTEIN URIDYLYLTRANSFERASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; CHEMISTRY; DNA SEQUENCE; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BASE SEQUENCE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA, BACTERIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; GENES, BACTERIAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NITROGEN; NUCLEOTIDYLTRANSFERASES; RNA, MESSENGER; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 0032584823     PISSN: 10168478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1016-8478(23)13455-8     Document Type: Article

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