Differential regulation of the three methanol methyltransferase isozymes in Methanosarcina acetivorans C2A

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 188, Issue 20, 2006, Pages 7274-7283

  Bose, Arpita ^a   Pritchett, Matthew A ^a,b   Rother, Michael ^a,c   Metcalf, William W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; BACTERIAL ENZYME; DIMETHYLAMINE; METHANOL; METHANOL METHYLTRANSFERASE; METHYLAMINE; METHYLTRANSFERASE; TRIMETHYLAMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENZYME REGULATION; FUSION GENE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE FUSION; GENE REPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; METHANOSARCINA; METHANOSARCINA ACETIVORANS; MTACB1 GENE; MTACB2 GENE; MTACB3 GENE; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

DIMETHYLAMINES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ARCHAEAL; GENES, REPORTER; GLUCURONIDASE; ISOENZYMES; METHANOL; METHANOSARCINA; METHYLAMINES; METHYLTRANSFERASES; OPERON; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS;

METHANOSARCINA ACETIVORANS;

EID: 33749585561     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.00535-06     Document Type: Article

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