The glnKamtB operon. A conserved gene pair in prokaryotes

Trends in Genetics

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 11-14

  Thomas, Gavin ^a   Coutts, Graham ^a   Merrick, Mike ^a  

^a JOHN INNES CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARRIER PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC CONSERVATION; MEMBRANE BINDING; MICROORGANISM; OPERON; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN FAMILY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CARRIER PROTEINS; CATION TRANSPORT PROTEINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; EUBACTERIUM; OPERON; PHYLOGENY;

PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0033968928     PISSN: 01689525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9525(99)01887-9     Document Type: Article

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