IscA/SufA paralogues are required for the [4Fe-4S] cluster assembly in enzymes of multiple physiological pathways in Escherichia coli under aerobic growth conditions

Biochemical Journal

Volumn 420, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 463-472

  Tan, Guoqiang ^a,b   Lu, Jianxin ^a   Bitoun, Jacob P ^b   Huang, Hao ^b   Ding, Huangen ^b  

^a WENZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aconitase; Branched chain amino acid (BCAA); Dihydroxyacid dehydrogenase; Iron sulfur clusters; IscA SufA paralogue; Thiamin

Indexed keywords

ACONITASE; BRANCHED-CHAIN AMINO ACID (BCAA); DIHYDROXYACID DEHYDROGENASE; IRON-SULFUR CLUSTERS; ISCA/SUFA PARALOGUE; THIAMIN;

AMINATION; AMINES; AMINO ACIDS; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL GROWTH; ENZYMES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GROWTH KINETICS; MACHINERY; NUCLEIC ACIDS; ORGANIC ACIDS; RESTORATION; SULFUR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

ENZYME ACTIVITY;

ACONITATE HYDRATASE; BRANCHED CHAIN AMINO ACID; CYSTATHIONINE GAMMA LYASE; DIHYDROXYACID DEHYDRATASE; ENDONUCLEASE; HYDROLYASE; IRON SULFUR PROTEIN; PROTEIN ISCA; PROTEIN SUFA; THIAMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AEROBIC CELL CULTURE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIOSYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE DELETION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AEROBIOSIS; AMINO ACIDS, BRANCHED-CHAIN; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CARRIER PROTEINS; CELL DIVISION; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; HYDRO-LYASES; IRON; IRON-SULFUR PROTEINS; MUTATION; THIAMINE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 66949146078     PISSN: 02646021     EISSN: 14708728     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/BJ20090206     Document Type: Article

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