Novel trans-Acting Bacillus subtilis glnA mutations that DerepressglnRA expression

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 191, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 2485-2492

  Fisher, Susan H ^a   Wray Jr , Lewis V ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMATE AMMONIA LIGASE; GLUTAMINE; GLYCINE DERIVATIVE; MUTANT PROTEIN; BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; GLUTAMINE SYNTHETASE I; REPRESSOR PROTEIN; SCGR PROTEIN, BACILLUS SUBTILIS; TRANSACTIVATOR PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL MUTATION; CATALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME PURIFICATION; GENE ACTIVITY; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE ISOLATION; IN VITRO STUDY; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONTENT; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN FUNCTION; WILD TYPE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MISSENSE MUTATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN BINDING;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DNA, BACTERIAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GLUTAMATE-AMMONIA LIGASE; MUTATION, MISSENSE; PROTEIN BINDING; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; TRANS-ACTIVATORS;

EID: 65249139317     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.01734-08     Document Type: Article

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