Differential regulation of Ota and Otb, two primary glycine betaine transporters in the methanogenic archaeon Methanosarcina mazei Gö1

Journal of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 255-263

  Spanheimer, R ^a   Hoffmann, M ^b   Kogl S ^b   Schmidt, S ^a   Pfluger K ^b   Muller V ^a,b  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Archaea; Betaine transport regulation; Methanogen; Osmoadaptation

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BETAINE; GENE PRODUCT; PROTEIN OTA; PROTEIN OTAC; PROTEIN OTB; PROTEIN OTBC; SODIUM CHLORIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CELL TRANSPORT; DOWN REGULATION; GENE CLUSTER; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC CODE; HYPEROSMOLARITY; KINETICS; METHANOSARCINA; METHANOSARCINA MAZEI; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OSMOLARITY; OSMOSIS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SALINITY; TEMPERATURE STRESS; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ARCHAEAL PROTEINS; BETAINE; CARRIER PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ARCHAEAL; GENES, ARCHAEAL; METHANOSARCINA; MULTIGENE FAMILY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, ARCHAEAL; SALINITY; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARCHAEA; METHANOSARCINA MAZEI; METHANOSARCINA MAZEI GO1;

EID: 49749139851     PISSN: 14641801     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000108656     Document Type: Article

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