Mutation of GOGAT prevents pea bacteroid formation and N2 fixation by globally downregulating transport of organic nitrogen sources

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 149-167

  Mulley, G ^a,b   White, J P ^b   Karunakaran, R ^a   Prell, J ^a   Bourdes, A ^a   Bunnewell, S ^a   Hill, L ^a   Poole, P S ^a  

^a NORWICH RESEARCH PARK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABC TRANSPORTER; CHAPERONE; GLUTAMATE OXOGLUTARATE AMIDOTRANSFERASE; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; ORGANIC NITROGEN; OXIDOREDUCTASE; PROTEIN HFQ; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AAP GENE; ABC TRANSPORTER GENE; AMINO ACID TRANSPORT; AMMONIUM UPTAKE; ARTICLE; BRA GENE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE MUTATION; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; NITROGEN DYNAMICS; NITROGEN FIXATION; NONHUMAN; OPP GENE; PEA; PLANT METABOLISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHIZOBIUM LEGUMINOSARUM; RNA STABILITY; SYMBIOSIS; TRANSLATION REGULATION;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, LIQUID; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MUTATION; NITROGEN; NITROGEN FIXATION; PEAS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RHIZOBIUM LEGUMINOSARUM;

PISUM SATIVUM;

EID: 79953066020     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2011.07565.x     Document Type: Article

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