Expression and regulation of the crucial plant-like ferredoxin of cyanobacteria

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 1019-1029

  Mazouni, Khalil ^a   Domain, Francis ^a   Chauvat, Franck ^a   Cassier Chauvat, Corinne ^a  

^a CEA SACLAY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; FERREDOXIN; HEAVY METAL; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CYANOBACTERIUM; ENZYME SUBUNIT; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE INDUCTION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; LIGHT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; CARBON; CYANOBACTERIA; FERREDOXINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENES, REPORTER; LIGHT; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

CYANOBACTERIA; NEGIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA; SYNECHOCYSTIS;

EID: 0042565990     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.2003.03609.x     Document Type: Article

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