Nitrogen induction of sugar catabolic gene expression in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803

DNA Research

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 185-195

  Osanai, Takashi ^a   Imamura, Sousuke ^a,b   Asayama, Munehiko ^b   Shirai, Makoto ^b   Suzuki, Iwane ^c   Murata, Norio ^c   Tanaka, Kan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b IBARAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR BASIC BIOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cyanobacteria; Nitrogen starvation; NtcA; SigE; Sugar catabolism

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; NITROGEN; NITROGEN REGULATORY PROTEIN; PENTOSE PHOSPHATE; PHOSPHOGLUCONATE DEHYDROGENASE; SIGMA FACTOR; SUGAR;

ARTICLE; CATABOLISM; CYANOBACTERIUM; DEPLETION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GLYCOGENOLYSIS; GLYCOLYSIS; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PENTOSE PHOSPHATE CYCLE; PROTEIN INDUCTION; SYNECHOCYSTIS;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; GLYCOGENOLYSIS; GLYCOLYSIS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUTATION; NITROGEN; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE ARRAY SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; PENTOSE PHOSPHATE PATHWAY; SYNECHOCYSTIS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

CYANOBACTERIA; SIGE; SYNECHOCYSTIS SP.; SYNECHOCYSTIS SP. PCC 6803;

EID: 33845866349     PISSN: 13402838     EISSN: 13402838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/dnares/dsl010     Document Type: Article

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