Analysis of a non-canonical NtcA-dependent promoter in Synechococcus elongatus and its regulation by NtcA and PII

Archives of Microbiology

Volumn 184, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 378-386

  Aldehni, M Fadi ^a   Forchhammer, Karl ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

2 oxoglutarate; Cyanobacteria; GlnB; GlnN; Glutamine synthetase; Nitrogen regulation; NtcA

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; NITRATE; NITROGEN; PROTEIN P II; REGULATOR PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR NTCA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM MUTANT; BINDING SITE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE CONTROL; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE FUSION; GENE INDUCTION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN MOTIF; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REPORTER GENE; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; STARVATION; SYNECHOCOCCUS ELONGATUS; WILD TYPE;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GLUTAMATE-AMMONIA LIGASE; PII NITROGEN REGULATORY PROTEINS; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); REGULATORY ELEMENTS, TRANSCRIPTIONAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYNECHOCOCCUS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CYANOBACTERIA; SYNECHOCOCCUS ELONGATUS; SYNECHOCOCCUS ELONGATUS PCC 7942;

EID: 30844471765     PISSN: 03028933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00203-005-0056-6     Document Type: Article

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