NtcA represses transcription of gifA and gifB, genes that encode inhibitors of glutamine synthetase type I from Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1192-1201

  García Domínguez, Mario ^a   Reyes, José C ^a   Florencio, Francisco J ^a  

^a Américo Vespucio s n   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; GLUTAMATE AMMONIA LIGASE; NITROGEN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; CYANOBACTERIUM; GEL MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; BINDING SITES; CYANOBACTERIA; DNA PRIMERS; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; GLUTAMATE-AMMONIA LIGASE; ISOENZYMES; MUTAGENESIS, INSERTIONAL; NITROGEN; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); REPRESSOR PROTEINS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CYANOBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA; SYNECHOCYSTIS; SYNECHOCYSTIS SP.; SYNECHOCYSTIS SP. PCC 6803;

EID: 0034058881     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.2000.01789.x     Document Type: Article

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