The σ-70 transcription factor TyrR has zinc-stimulated phosphatase activity that is inhibited by ATP and tyrosine

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 182, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 1053-1061

  Zhao, Shimin ^a   Zhu, Qin ^a   Somerville, Ronald L ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; AMINO ACID; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; PHOSPHATASE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TYROSINE; ZINC; ENZYME INHIBITOR; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEIN; REPRESSOR PROTEIN; TRYPSIN; TYRR PROTEIN, E COLI;

AMINO ACID SYNTHESIS; AMINO ACID TRANSPORT; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FAMILY; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; DRUG ANTAGONISM; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; PH;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; NEGIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASES; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ENZYME INHIBITORS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; PHOSPHORIC MONOESTER HYDROLASES; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRYPSIN; TYROSINE; ZINC;

EID: 0033621617     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.182.4.1053-1061.2000     Document Type: Article

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