Inactivation of the selB gene in Methanococcus maripaludis: Effect on synthesis of selenoproteins and their sulfur-containing homologs

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 185, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 107-114

  Rother, Michael ^a,d   Mathes, Isabella ^b   Lottspeich, Friedrich ^b   Böck, August ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^c Lehrstuhl fur Mikrobiologie   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SELENIUM DERIVATIVE; SELENOPROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; GENE INACTIVATION; METHANOCOCCUS MARIPALUDIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARCHAEAL PROTEINS; FORMATE DEHYDROGENASES; GENE DELETION; METHANOCOCCUS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PEPTIDE ELONGATION FACTORS; PROTEINS; SELENOCYSTEINE; SELENOPROTEINS; SULFUR;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); INSERTION SEQUENCES; METHANOCOCCUS; METHANOCOCCUS MARIPALUDIS; NEGIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0037214551     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.185.1.107-114.2003     Document Type: Article

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