The insertional inactivation of genes encoding eukaryotic-type serine/threonine protein kinases in the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803

Mikrobiologiya

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 64-69

  Galkin, A N ^a   Mikheeva, L E ^a   Shestakov, S V ^b  

^a MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^b VAVILOV INSTITUTE OF GENERAL GENETICS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Cyanobacteria; Insertion mutagenesis; Methylamine; Protein kinases

Indexed keywords

CYANOBACTERIA; EUKARYOTA; SYNECHOCYSTIS; SYNECHOCYSTIS SP.; SYNECHOCYSTIS SP. PCC 6803;

METHIONINE SULFOXIMINE; METHYLAMINE; PROTEIN SERINE THREONINE KINASE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYANOBACTERIUM; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE SILENCING; GENETICS;

CYANOBACTERIA; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; GENE SILENCING; METHIONINE SULFOXIMINE; METHYLAMINES; MUTAGENESIS, INSERTIONAL; PROTEIN-SERINE-THREONINE KINASES;

EID: 0038505262     PISSN: 00263656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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