Genetic analysis of the role of the ABC transporter Ota and Otb in glycine betaine transport in Methanosarcina mazei Gö1

Archives of Microbiology

Volumn 191, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 291-301

  Saum, Regina ^a   Mingote, Ana ^b   Santos, Helena ^b   Müller, Volker ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTO DE TECNOLOGIA QUÍMICA E BIOLÓGICA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Archaea; Betaine transport; Methanogens; Methanosarcina mazei G 1; Salt adaptation

Indexed keywords

ABC TRANSPORTER; BETAINE; GLYCINE TRANSPORTER; OTA PROTEIN; OTB PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ARCHAEAL DNA; ARCHAEAL PROTEIN; BETAINE PLASMA MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; CARRIER PROTEIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; DRUG TRANSPORT; GENE CLUSTER; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; LOW TEMPERATURE; METHANOGENIC ARCHAEON; METHANOSARCINA; METHANOSARCINA MAZEI; MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; SALT TOLERANCE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; COLD; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MULTIGENE FAMILY;

ARCHAEA; METHANOSARCINA MAZEI GO1;

ARCHAEAL PROTEINS; ATP-BINDING CASSETTE TRANSPORTERS; BETAINE; CARRIER PROTEINS; COLD TEMPERATURE; DNA, ARCHAEAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ARCHAEAL; METHANOSARCINA; MULTIGENE FAMILY; MUTATION; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; TRANSFORMATION, GENETIC;

EID: 63149198337     PISSN: 03028933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00203-008-0449-4     Document Type: Article

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