Molecular properties of the putative nitrogen sensor PII from Arabidopsis thaliana

Plant Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 353-360

  Smith, Catherine S ^a   Weljie, Aalim M ^a   Moorhead, Greg B G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

2 oxoglutarate; ADP; ATP; Carbon sensor; Nitrogen metabolism; PII

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; METABOLISM; NITROGEN; PROTEINS;

NITROGEN SENSORS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; CALORIMETRY; LIGANDS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; NITROGEN; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, QUATERNARY; THERMODYNAMICS;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0037270294     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-313X.2003.01634.x     Document Type: Article

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