Characterization of the GlnK protein of Escherichia coli

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 301-313

  Atkinson, Mariette R ^a   Ninfa, Alexander J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 OXOGLUTARIC ACID; BACTERIAL ENZYME; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; GLUTAMATE AMMONIA LIGASE; HEXOSE 1 PHOSPHATE URIDYLYLTRANSFERASE; MEMBRANE RECEPTOR; MUTANT PROTEIN; PHOSPHATASE; PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE; RECEPTOR PROTEIN; TRANSFERASE;

ADENYLATION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC REGULATION; METABOLIC REGULATION; NITROGEN FIXATION; NITROGEN METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CARRIER PROTEINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENES, REGULATOR; NITROGEN; NUCLEOTIDYLTRANSFERASES; PHOSPHOPROTEIN PHOSPHATASE; PHOSPHORYLATION; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); PROTEIN KINASES; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 0032895784     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1999.01349.x     Document Type: Article

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