Mutagenesis and functional characterization of the four domains of GlnD, a bifunctional nitrogen sensor protein

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 192, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2711-2721

  Zhang, Yaoping ^a   Pohlmann, Edward L ^a   Serate, Jose ^a   Conrad, Mary C ^a,b   Roberts, Gary P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b CUBIST PHARMACEUTICALS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPARTIC ACID; GENE PRODUCT; GLND PROTEIN; GLUTAMINE; HEXOSE 1 PHOSPHATE URIDYLYLTRANSFERASE; HISTIDINE; N TERMINAL NUCLEOTIDYLTRANSFERASE; NITROGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; GLUTAMINE SYNTHETASE ADENYLYLTRANSFERASE; GLUTAMINE-SYNTHETASE ADENYLYLTRANSFERASE; NITROGEN REGULATORY PROTEIN; NUCLEOTIDYLTRANSFERASE; REGULATORY PROTEIN URIDYLYLTRANSFERASE;

ALLOSTERISM; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE DELETION; GENE FUNCTION; GENETIC TRAIT; MUTAGENESIS; NITROGEN METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; RHODOSPIRILLUM RUBRUM; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CHEMISTRY; GENETICS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; RHODOSPIRILLUM RUBRUM;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTAGENESIS; NUCLEOTIDYLTRANSFERASES; PII NITROGEN REGULATORY PROTEINS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; RHODOSPIRILLUM RUBRUM; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

EID: 77952571442     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.01674-09     Document Type: Article

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