In vitro proof of direct regulation of glutamine synthetase by GlnK proteins in the extreme halophilic archaeon Haloferax mediterranei

Biochemical Society Transactions

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 259-262

  Pedro Roig, Laia ^a   Camacho, Mónica ^a   Bonete, María José ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Adenylyltransferase (ATase); GlnK; Glutamine synthetase (GS); Haloferax mediterranei; PII

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; GLNK PROTEIN; GLUTAMATE AMMONIA LIGASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARCHAEBACTERIUM; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HALOFERAX MEDITERRANEI; HALOPHILIC BACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GLUTAMATE-AMMONIA LIGASE; HALOFERAX MEDITERRANEI; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NITROGEN; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

ARCHAEA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUKARYOTA; HALOFERAX MEDITERRANEI; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 79551488610     PISSN: 03005127     EISSN: 14708752     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/BST0390259     Document Type: Conference Paper

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