Nitrogen starvation in Synechococcus PCC 7942: Involvement of glutamine synthetase and NtcA in phycobiliprotein degradation and survival

Archives of Microbiology

Volumn 172, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 247-255

  Sauer, Jörg ^a,b   Görl, Margit ^b   Forchhammer, Karl ^a,b  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chlorosis; Cyanobacteria; Glutamine synthetase; Nitrogen regulation; NtcA; P(II) protein; Phycobiliproteins; Proteolysis; Starvation

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMATE AMMONIA LIGASE;

ARTICLE; CELL SURVIVAL; CYANOBACTERIUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME REGULATION; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; NITROGEN METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN INDUCTION; PROTEIN MALNUTRITION; STARVATION;

ALOCASIA MACRORRHIZOS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CYANOBACTERIA; NEGIBACTERIA; SYNECHOCOCCUS; SYNECHOCOCCUS ELONGATUS PCC 7942; SYNECHOCOCCUS SP.; SYNECHOCOCCUS SP. PCC 6301;

EID: 0032888698     PISSN: 03028933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002030050767     Document Type: Article

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