A NAC for regulating metabolism: The nitrogen assimilation control protein (NAC) from Klebsiella pneumoniae

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 192, Issue 19, 2010, Pages 4801-4811

  Bender, Robert A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; GLUTAMIC ACID; NITROGEN; NITROGEN ASSIMILATION CONTROL PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; NITROGEN REGULATORY PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

BACTERIAL GENE; CELL FUNCTION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; NAC GENE; NITROGEN METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; SHORT SURVEY; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; OPERON; REGULON; REVIEW;

KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OPERON; PII NITROGEN REGULATORY PROTEINS; REGULON; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 77957364463     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: 10985530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.00266-10     Document Type: Short Survey

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