Phosphate sensing in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803: SphU and the SphS-SphR two-component regulatory system

Archives of Microbiology

Volumn 188, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 389-402

  Juntarajumnong, Waraporn ^a,b   Hirani, Tripty A ^a,c   Simpson, Joanne M ^a,d   Incharoensakdi, Aran ^b   Eaton Rye, Julian J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Alkaline phosphatase; Cyanobacteria; PhoB; PhoR; Phosphate sensing; PhoU; SphR; SphS; SphU

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; PROTEIN HISTIDINE KINASE;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA BINDING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE DELETION; GENE MUTATION; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATOR GENE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPHR GENE; SPHS GENE; SPHU GENE; SYNECHOCYSTIS;

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; MUTAGENESIS, SITE-DIRECTED; PHOSPHATES; PHOSPHOTRANSFERASES; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYNECHOCYSTIS; THREONINE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

CYANOBACTERIA; SYNECHOCYSTIS SP. PCC 6803;

EID: 34548687265     PISSN: 03028933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00203-007-0259-0     Document Type: Article

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