The alternative aerobic ribonucleotide reductase of Escherichia coli, NrdEF, is a manganese-dependent enzyme that enables cell replication during periods of iron starvation

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 319-334

  Martin, Julia E ^a   Imlay, James A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; FERRIC UPTAKE REGULATOR; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; IRON; MANGANESE; RIBONUCLEOTIDE REDUCTASE; RIBONUCLEOTIDE REDUCTASE AB; RIBONUCLEOTIDE REDUCTASE EF; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; YFAE PROTEIN;

ANAEROBIC GROWTH; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CELL DIVISION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA REPLICATION; ENZYME INACTIVATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; IRON RESTRICTION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

AEROBIOSIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DEOXYRIBONUCLEOTIDES; DNA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; IRON; MANGANESE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RIBONUCLEOSIDE DIPHOSPHATE REDUCTASE; RIBONUCLEOTIDE REDUCTASES;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 79953850801     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2011.07593.x     Document Type: Article

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