Regulation of GlnK activity: Modification, membrane sequestration and proteolysis as regulatory principles in the network of nitrogen control in Corynebacterium glutamicum

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 132-147

  Strösser, Julia ^a   Lüdke, Alja ^a   Schaffer, Steffen ^b   Krämer, Reinhard ^a   Burkovski, Andreas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^b FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CARRIER PROTEIN; ENOLASE; GLUTAMATE AMMONIA LIGASE; METHYLAMMONIUM; NITROGEN; PROTEIN AMTB; PROTEIN CLPCP; PROTEIN CLPXP; PROTEIN FTSH; PROTEIN GLND; PROTEIN GLNK; PROTEINASE; PROTON TRANSPORTING ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CORYNEBACTERIUM GLUTAMICUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CATION TRANSPORT PROTEINS; CELL MEMBRANE; CORYNEBACTERIUM; ENDOPEPTIDASE CLP; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NITROGEN;

ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CORYNEBACTERIUM; CORYNEBACTERIUM GLUTAMICUM; UNCULTURED ACTINOMYCETE;

EID: 4744362881     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2004.04247.x     Document Type: Article

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