Differentially expressed genes after hyper- and hypo-salt stress in the halophilic archaeon Methanohalophilus portucalensis

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 295-307

  Shih, Chao Jen ^a   Lai, Mei Chin ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Differential display RT PCR; Halophilic methanogen; Methanogenesis; Molecular chaperone ClpB; Salt stress adaptation; Salt stress response; Stringent response; Universal stress protein USPA

Indexed keywords

DIFFERENTIAL DISPLAY; METHANOGENESIS; MOLECULAR CHAPERONES; SALT STRESS ADAPTATION; SALT STRESSS; STRESS PROTEIN;

BIOCHEMISTRY; CELL CULTURE; HARDWOODS; METABOLISM; METHANOGENS; PHOSPHATASES; PROTEINS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

GENE EXPRESSION;

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CBID PROTEIN; ELONGATION FACTOR 1ALPHA; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; MONOMETHYLAMINE METHYLTRANSFERASE; MTTP PROTEIN; NITRITE REDUCTASE; PROTEIN CLPB; PROTEIN HISTIDINE KINASE; PROTEIN MUTS; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SULFITE REDUCTASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; USPA PROTEIN;

ADAPTATION; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; METABOLISM; METHANOGENESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROKARYOTE; PROTEIN; REAL TIME; SALINITY TOLERANCE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY METABOLISM; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; HALOPHILIC ARCHAEON; METHANOGENESIS; METHANOHALOPHILUS PORTUCALENSIS; MOLECULAR CLOCK; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SALT STRESS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; BASE SEQUENCE; ENERGY METABOLISM; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ARCHAEAL; METHANOSARCINACEAE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SODIUM CHLORIDE; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

ARCHAEA; METHANOHALOPHILUS PORTUCALENSIS;

EID: 77951660980     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/W10-008     Document Type: Article

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