Comparative genomics analysis of NtcA regulons in cyanobacteria: Regulation of nitrogen assimilation and its coupling to photosynthesis

Nucleic Acids Research

Volumn 33, Issue 16, 2005, Pages 5156-5171

  Su, Zhengchang ^a   Olman, Victor ^a   Mao, Fenglou ^a   Xu, Ying ^a  

^a University of Georgia ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC AMP BINDING PROTEIN; NITROGEN; PROTEIN NTCA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIAL GENOME; BINDING SITE; CYANOBACTERIUM; DNA FLANKING REGION; GENE CONTROL; GENE FUNCTION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; NITROGEN FIXATION; NONHUMAN; ORTHOLOGY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN FOOTPRINTING; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; REGULON; RELIABILITY; STATISTICAL MODEL; ALGORITHM; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CHEMISTRY; CONSENSUS SEQUENCE; DNA FOOTPRINTING; EVALUATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GENOMICS; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE;

CYANOBACTERIA;

ALGORITHMS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BINDING SITES; CONSENSUS SEQUENCE; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; CYANOBACTERIA; DNA FOOTPRINTING; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENOMICS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NITROGEN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; REGULON; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 25144464549     PISSN: 03051048     EISSN: 13624962     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/nar/gki817     Document Type: Article

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