Escherichia coli PII signal transduction protein controlling nitrogen assimilation acts as a sensor of adenylate energy charge in vitro

Biochemistry

Volumn 46, Issue 45, 2007, Pages 12979-12996

  Jiang, Peng ^a   Ninfa, Alexander J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENYLATE ENERGY CHARGE; CELLULAR METABOLIC STATUS; NITROGEN ASSIMILATION; SIGNALING PROTEINS;

ADENOSINETRIPHOSPHATE; BACTERIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; METABOLISM; NITROGEN; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

PROTEINS;

2 OXOGLUTARIC ACID; ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE; ADENOSINE PHOSPHATE; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ENZYME; GLUTAMINE SYNTHETASE ADENYLYLTRANSFERASE; HEXOSE 1 PHOSPHATE URIDYLYLTRANSFERASE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR 2B; NITROGEN; PROTEIN P2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NITROGEN FIXATION; NUCLEOTIDE BINDING SITE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ADENINE NUCLEOTIDES; ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; CHOLESTEROL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FAT EMULSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; GLUTAMATE-AMMONIA LIGASE; IODIZED OIL; KETOGLUTARIC ACIDS; NUCLEOTIDYLTRANSFERASES; PII NITROGEN REGULATORY PROTEINS;

EMBRYOPHYTA; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 36048991815     PISSN: 00062960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bi701062t     Document Type: Article

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