A novel signal transduction protein PII variant from synechococcus elongatus PCC 7942 indicates a two-step process for NAGK-PII complex formation

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 399, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 410-421

  Fokina, Oleksandra ^a   Chellamuthu, Vasuki Ranjani ^b   Zeth, Kornelius ^b   Forchhammer, Karl ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

2 oxoglutarate; Arginine; Metabolic signalling; Nitrogen regulation; Synechococcus

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ARGININE; CARBON; GLUTAMATE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; NITROGEN; SPHINGOLIPID ACTIVATOR PROTEIN 2;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CONFORMATION; CYANOBACTERIUM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN METABOLISM; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYNECHOCOCCUS ELONGATUS; WILD TYPE;

SYNECHOCOCCUS; SYNECHOCOCCUS ELONGATUS; SYNECHOCOCCUS ELONGATUS PCC 6301; SYNECHOCOCCUS ELONGATUS PCC 7942;

EID: 77954386219     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2010.04.018     Document Type: Article

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