Analysis of transient polyhydroxybutyrate production in Wautersia eutropha H16 by quantitative Western analysis and transmission electron microscopy

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 187, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 3825-3832

  Tian, Jiamin ^a   He, Aimin ^a   Lawrence, Adam G ^a   Liu, Pinghua ^a   Watson, Nicki ^b   Sinskey, Anthony J ^a   Stubbe, JoAnne ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b WHITEHEAD INSTITUTE FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; POLY(3 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID); POLYMER; PROTEIN PHAC; PROTEIN PHAP; PROTEIN PHAR; PROTEIN PHAZ1 A; PROTEIN PHAZ1 B; PROTEIN PHAZ1 C; PROTEIN PHAZ2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL GRANULE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOMEOSTASIS; LIGHT SCATTERING; NONHUMAN; PHASE TRANSITION; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WAUTERSIA EUTROPHA; WESTERN BLOTTING;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CUPRIAVIDUS NECATOR; CYTOPLASMIC GRANULES; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; HYDROXYBUTYRATES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; PEPTIDE SYNTHASES; POLYMERS; REPRESSOR PROTEINS;

STAPHYLOCOCCUS PHAGE 187; WAUTERSIA EUTROPHA;

EID: 18944368050     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.187.11.3825-3832.2005     Document Type: Article

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