In vivo hydrolysis of S-adenosylmethionine induces the met regulon of Escherichia coli

Microbiology

Volumn 152, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1451-1459

  LaMonte, Bernadette L ^a,c   Hughes, Jeffrey A ^b  

^a URSINUS COLLEGE   (United States)

^b HANOVER COLLEGE   (United States)

^c Little Britain Veterinary Services   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROLASE; METHIONINE; PLASMID VECTOR; S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE; SCATTER FACTOR RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CELL GROWTH; COLIPHAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE CONTROL; GENOTYPE; IN VIVO STUDY; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN HYDROLYSIS; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REGULON; WILD TYPE;

ARTIFICIAL GENE FUSION; BACTERIOPHAGE T3; BETA-GALACTOSIDASE; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENES, REPORTER; HYDROLASES; HYDROLYSIS; METHIONINE; MUTAGENESIS, INSERTIONAL; PLASMIDS; REGULON; S-ADENOSYLMETHIONINE; TRANSFORMATION, BACTERIAL; VIRAL PROTEINS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 33646760287     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.28489-0     Document Type: Article

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