Characterization of a γ-aminobutyric acid transport system of Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. viciae 3841

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 191, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1547-1555

  White, J P ^a   Prell, J ^b   Ramachandran, V K ^a   Poole, P S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b JOHN INNES CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID CARRIER; ABC TRANSPORTER; ALDEHYDE DEHYDROGENASE; BETA GALACTOSIDASE; BRANCHED CHAIN AMINO ACID; CARBON; CARBOXYL GROUP; GTSA PROTEIN; GTSB PROTEIN; GTSC PROTEIN; GTSD PROTEIN; HYDROLASE; PUTRESCINE; SPERMIDINE; SUCCINATE SEMIALDEHYDE DEHYDROGENASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNSPECIFIC MONOOXYGENASE; BACTERIAL PROTEIN;

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID UPTAKE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; FRAMESHIFT MUTATION; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RHIZOBIUM LEGUMINOSARUM; SYMBIOSIS; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PEA; TRANSPORT AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL;

PISUM SATIVUM; RHIZOBIUM LEGUMINOSARUM BV. VICIAE 3841;

ATP-BINDING CASSETTE TRANSPORTERS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; OPERON; PEAS; RHIZOBIUM LEGUMINOSARUM; SYMBIOSIS;

EID: 62649166970     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.00926-08     Document Type: Article

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