Feedback control of ribosome synthesis in Escherichia coli is dependent on eight critical amino acids

Biochimie

Volumn 88, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1145-1155

  Zhang, Xiangyang ^a   Liang, Sung Tzu ^a   Bremer, Hans ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Amino acid control of rRNA synthesis; E. coli rrn promoters; Feedback control; ppGpp; Ribosome function

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; AMINO ACID; CARBON; GENE PRODUCT; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTAMINE; ISOLEUCINE; LEUCINE; METHIONINE; SERINE; VALINE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CULTURE MEDIUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REACTION ANALYSIS; RIBOSOME; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; HOMEOSTASIS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PROMOTER REGION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

AMINO ACIDS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; HOMEOSTASIS; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); RIBOSOMES;

EID: 33748781176     PISSN: 03009084     EISSN: 61831638     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2006.03.012     Document Type: Article

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