In vivo functional characterization of the Escherichia coli ammonium channel AmtB: Evidence for metabolic coupling of AmtB to glutamine synthetase

Biochemical Journal

Volumn 390, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 215-222

  Javelle, Arnaud ^a   Thomas, Gavin ^a,d   Marini, Anne Marie ^b   Krämer, Reinhard ^c   Merrick, Mike ^a  

^a JOHN INNES CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ammonium channel; Ammonium transport; AmtB; Glutamine synthetase; Methylammonium; Nitrogen metabolism

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; ENZYMES; MUTAGENESIS; PROTEINS;

AMTB; MUTANTS; NITROGEN METABOLISM;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

AMMONIA; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CARRIER PROTEIN; GLUTAMATE AMMONIA LIGASE; GLUTAMINE DERIVATIVE; METHYLAMMONIUM; METHYLGLUTAMINE; PROTEIN AMTB; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMMONIUM UPTAKE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME BINDING; ENZYME KINETICS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT, ACTIVE; CATION TRANSPORT PROTEINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; GLUTAMATE-AMMONIA LIGASE; KINETICS; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; METHYLAMINES; TIME FACTORS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 23944497571     PISSN: 02646021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/BJ20042094     Document Type: Article

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