Controlled expression of nif and isc iron-sulfur protein maturation components reveals target specificity and limited functional replacement between the two systems

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 189, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 2854-2862

  Dos Santos, Patricia C ^a   Johnson, Deborah C ^a   Ragle, Brook E ^a   Unciuleac, Mihaela Carmen ^a   Dean, Dennis R ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IRON SULFUR PROTEIN; NITROGEN; NITROGENASE; PROTEIN ISC; PROTEIN NIF; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; AZOTOBACTER VINELANDII; CATALYSIS; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; GENE CLUSTER; METABOLIC REGULATION; NITROGEN FIXATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REGULATOR GENE; STRAIN IDENTIFICATION;

AZOTOBACTER VINELANDII; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CARRIER PROTEINS; GENE DELETION; GENOTYPE; IRON-SULFUR PROTEINS; KINETICS; NITROGEN FIXATION; PLASMIDS; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

AZOTOBACTER VINELANDII;

EID: 34147189950     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.01734-06     Document Type: Article

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