The Synechococcus elongatus PII signal transduction protein controls arginine synthesis by complex formation with N-acetyl-L-glutamate kinase

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1303-1314

  Heinrich, Annette ^a   Maheswaran, Mani ^a   Ruppert, Ulrike ^a   Forchhammer, Karl ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLGLUTAMATE KINASE; ARGININE; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; N ACETYLGLUTAMIC ACID; NITROGEN; PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; COMPLEX FORMATION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PHOSPHORYLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYNECHOCOCCUS ELONGATUS;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ARGININE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CYANOBACTERIA; ENZYME ACTIVATION; KETOGLUTARIC ACIDS; MACROMOLECULAR SUBSTANCES; PHOSPHORYLATION; PHOSPHOTRANSFERASES (CARBOXYL GROUP ACCEPTOR); PII NITROGEN REGULATORY PROTEINS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SERINE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TWO-HYBRID SYSTEM TECHNIQUES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; SYNECHOCOCCUS; SYNECHOCOCCUS ELONGATUS; SYNECHOCOCCUS SP. PCC 6301;

EID: 2942628873     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2004.04058.x     Document Type: Article

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