Bacillus subtilis GabR, a protein with DNA-binding and aminotransferase domains, is a PLP-dependent transcriptional regulator

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 340, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 655-664

  Belitsky, Boris R ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

aa, amino acid; aminotransferase; Bacillus subtilis; GABA, aminobutyric acid; HTH, helix turn helix; MocR GabR family; PLP, pyridoxal 5 phosphate; PMP, pyridoxamine 5 phosphate; pyridoxal 5 phosphate; aminobutyric acid

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; AMINOTRANSFERASE; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; DNA; PROTEIN GABR; PYRIDOXAL 5 PHOSPHATE; PYRIDOXAMINE PHOSPHATE; SUCCINIC SEMIALDEHYDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CATALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA BINDING; GABT GENE; GENE; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 3042561987     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2004.05.020     Document Type: Article

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