Growth phase-dependent biosynthesis of Nep, a halolysin-like protease secreted by the alkaliphilic haloarchaeon Natrialba magadii

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 36-41

  Paggi, R A ^a   Madrid, E A ^a   D'Alessandro, C P ^a   Cerletti, M ^a   De Castro, R E ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE MAR DEL PLATA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Archaea; Gene regulation; Halolysin like protease; Natrialba magadii; Quorum sensing

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL CULTURE; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; PHASE TRANSITIONS; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARCHAEA; BIOCATALYSIS; EXTRACELLULAR PROTEASE; GAIN INSIGHT; GENE REGULATIONS; GROWTH PHASE; GROWTH STAGES; HIGH PH VALUE; HIGH-DENSITY CULTURES; LARGE-SCALE PRODUCTION; LOW WATER; POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS; POTENTIAL RESOURCES; QUORUM-SENSING; STATIONARY PHASE;

GENE EXPRESSION;

MESSENGER RNA; PROTEIN NEP; PROTEINASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ARCHAEAL PROTEIN; AZOCASEIN; CASEIN; FUNGAL RNA; INORGANIC SALT; PEPTIDE HYDROLASE;

BIOCHEMISTRY; CATALYSIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENETICS; METABOLITE; PH; SECRETION; VIRUS;

ARCHAEBACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOCATALYST; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME RELEASE; ENZYME STABILITY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GROWTH CURVE; HYDROPHOBICITY; NATRIALBA MAGADII; NEP GENE; NONHUMAN; PH; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; UPREGULATION; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMISTRY; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENETICS; HALOBACTERIALES; METABOLISM;

HALOBACTERIA; NATRIALBA MAGADII;

ARCHAEAL PROTEINS; CASEINS; ENZYME STABILITY; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ARCHAEAL; HALOBACTERIACEAE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; PEPTIDE HYDROLASES; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, FUNGAL; RNA, MESSENGER; SALTS;

EID: 77953485588     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: 1472765X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765X.2010.02855.x     Document Type: Article

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