The Pseudomonas aeruginosa DNR transcription factor: Light and shade of nitric oxide-sensing mechanisms

Biochemical Society Transactions

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 294-298

  Giardina, Giorgio ^a   Castiglione, Nicoletta ^a   Caruso, Manuela ^a   Cutruzzolà, Francesca ^a   Rinaldo, Serena ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Allostery; CAMP receptor protein fumarate and nitrate reductase regulatory protein (CRP FNR); Dissimilative nitrate respiration regulator (DNR); Nitric oxide; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Transcription factor

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR DNR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CONFERENCE PAPER; DENITRIFICATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CYCLIC AMP RECEPTOR PROTEIN; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; IRON-SULFUR PROTEINS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NITRIC OXIDE; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 79551487830     PISSN: 03005127     EISSN: 14708752     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/BST0390294     Document Type: Conference Paper

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