Genetic analysis of the isc operon in Escherichia coli involved in the biogenesis of cellular iron-sulfur proteins

Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 130, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 63-71

  Tokumoto, U ^a   Takahashi, Y ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cysteine desulfurase; Escherichia coli; Gene disruption; Iron sulfur cluster; IscS

Indexed keywords

CYSTATHIONINE GAMMA LYASE; IRON SULFUR PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BIOGENESIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE CLUSTER; GENE DISRUPTION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; MUTAGENESIS; MUTATION; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PROTEIN TARGETING;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0034911990     PISSN: 0021924X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.jbchem.a002963     Document Type: Article

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