Rhizobial NodL O-acetyl transferase and nodS N-methyl transferase functionally interfere in production of modified nod factors

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 183, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 3408-3416

  López Lara, Isabel M ^a,c   Kafetzopoulos, Dimitris ^a,d   Spaink, Herman P ^a   Thomas Oates, Jane E ^b  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c INSTITUTO DE CIENCIAS FÍSICAS   (Mexico)

^d Institute of Marine Biology   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACYLTRANSFERASE; CHITIN; GENE PRODUCT; METHYLTRANSFERASE; OLIGOSACCHARIDE; PROTEIN NODL; PROTEIN NODS; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACETYLATION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; RHIZOBIUM; RHIZOBIUM ETLI; RHIZOBIUM TROPICI; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ACETYLTRANSFERASES; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CARBON RADIOISOTOPES; CLONING, MOLECULAR; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; METHIONINE; METHYLTRANSFERASES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PLASMIDS; RHIZOBIUM;

MESORHIZOBIUM LOTI; NEGIBACTERIA; RHIZOBIUM; RHIZOBIUM ETLI; RHIZOBIUM TROPICI;

EID: 0342561572     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.183.11.3408-3416.2001     Document Type: Article

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