Phosphorylation, dephosphorylation and DNA-binding of the Bradyrhizobium japonicum RegSR two-component regulatory proteins

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 263, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 455-463

  Emmerich, Ralf ^a   Panglungtshang, Kelnor ^a   Strehler, Philipp ^a   Hennecke, Hauke ^a   Fischer, Hans Martin ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

NifA; Nitrogen fixation; Protein DNA interaction; Transcriptional regulation; Two component regulatory system

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; HISTIDINE; MUTANT PROTEIN; PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE; REGULATOR PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; AUTOPHOSPHORYLATION; BRADYRHIZOBIUM JAPONICUM; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; DEPHOSPHORYLATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; NITROGEN FIXATION; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PHOSPHORYLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN DNA INTERACTION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; REGULATOR GENE;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BRADYRHIZOBIUM; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUTAGENESIS; PHOSPHOPROTEINS; PHOSPHORYLATION; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; TIME FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRADYRHIZOBIUM JAPONICUM; NEGIBACTERIA; RHIZOBIUM;

EID: 0033565695     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1327.1999.00517.x     Document Type: Article

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