Regulation of expression of methane monooxygenases by copper ions

Trends in Microbiology

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 221-225

  Murrell, J Colin ^a   McDonald, Ian R ^a   Gilbert, Bettina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPPER ION; METHANE MONOOXYGENASE;

CYTOPLASM; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE SWITCHING; METHANOBACTERIUM; METHANOMONAS; METHYLOBACTERIUM; METHYLOCOCCACEAE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

BASE SEQUENCE; COPPER; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; METHANE; MODELS, GENETIC; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OXYGENASES;

METHANOBACTERIUM; METHYLOBACTERIUM; METHYLOCOCCACEAE; METHYLOMONAS; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0034192166     PISSN: 0966842X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0966-842X(00)01739-X     Document Type: Review

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