A cyanobacterial AbrB-like protein affects the apparent photosynthetic affinity for CO2 by modulating low-CO2-induced gene expression

Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 927-936

  Lieman Hurwitz, Judy ^a   Haimovich, Maya ^a   Shalev Malul, Gali ^a   Ishii, Ai ^b   Hihara, Yukako ^b   Gaathon, Ariel ^c   Lebendiker, Mario ^a   Kaplan, Aaron ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b SAITAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CARBON DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN BINDING; SYNECHOCYSTIS;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CARBON DIOXIDE; DNA, BACTERIAL; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; PROTEIN BINDING; SYNECHOCYSTIS;

CYANOBACTERIA; SYNECHOCYSTIS; SYNECHOCYSTIS SP.;

EID: 63849164016     PISSN: 14622912     EISSN: 14622920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2008.01818.x     Document Type: Article

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