HMG-CoA reductase is regulated by salinity at the level of transcription in Haloferax volcanii

Extremophiles

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 49-55

  Bidle, Kelly A ^a   Hanson, Thomas E ^b   Howell, Koko ^a   Nannen, Jennifer ^a  

^a RIDER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Carotenoids; Haloarchaea; HMG CoA reductase; Lipids; Salt regulation

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEAL PROTEIN; CAROTENOID; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE; MESSENGER RNA; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HALOFERAX VOLCANII; LIPID METABOLISM; METABOLISM; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ARCHAEAL PROTEINS; CAROTENOIDS; CELL MEMBRANE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ARCHAEAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; HALOFERAX VOLCANII; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COA REDUCTASES; LIPID METABOLISM; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

ARCHAEA; HALOBACTERIA; HALOFERAX VOLCANII;

EID: 33846157790     PISSN: 14310651     EISSN: 14334909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00792-006-0008-3     Document Type: Article

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