The higher plant PII signal transduction protein: Structure, function and properties

Canadian Journal of Botany

Volumn 85, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 533-537

  Moorhead, Greg B G ^a   Ferrar, Tony S ^a   Chen, Yan M ^a   Mizuno, Yutaka ^a   Smith, Catherine S ^a   Ng, Kenneth K S ^a   Muench, Douglas G ^a   Lohmeier Vogel, Elke ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arginine; Carbon; Chloroplast; N acetyl glutamate kinase; Nitrogen; PH; Signaling

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CHLOROPHYLL; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NITROGEN; PH EFFECTS; PLANTS (BOTANY); SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

N-ACETYL GLUTAMATE KINASE; PRIMARY BINDING; SIGNALING PROTEINS;

PROTEINS;

CARBON; CHLOROPLAST; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENZYME; NITROGEN; PH; PROTEIN; SIGNAL;

EMBRYOPHYTA; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 34948867379     PISSN: 00084026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/B07-040     Document Type: Short Survey

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