Genetic and biochemical analysis of phosphatase activity of Escherichia coli NRII (NtrB) and its regulation by the PII signal transduction protein

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 185, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 1299-1315

  Pioszak, Augen A ^a   Ninfa, Alexander J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; GLNK SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION PROTEIN; PHOSPHATASE; PII SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CROSS-LINKING REAGENTS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; PHOSPHOPROTEIN PHOSPHATASE; PHOSPHORIC MONOESTER HYDROLASES; PHOSPHORYLATION; PII NITROGEN REGULATORY PROTEINS; PROTEIN KINASES; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0037312799     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.185.4.1299-1315.2003     Document Type: Article

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