Expression and functional analysis of glutamate synthase small subunit-like proteins from archaeon Pyrococcus horikoshii

Microbiological Research

Volumn 166, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 294-303

  Dincturk, H Benan ^a,b   Cunin, Raymond ^b   Akce, Hande ^a  

^a ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Gene duplication; Glutamate synthase; Horizontal gene transfer; Pyroccoccus horikoshii; Thermophilic oxidoreductase

Indexed keywords

GENE DUPLICATIONS; GLUTAMATE SYNTHASE; HORIZONTAL GENE TRANSFER; OXIDOREDUCTASES; PYROCCOCCUS HORIKOSHII;

AMINO ACIDS; BACTERIOLOGY; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; ENZYMES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE TRANSFER; MICROORGANISMS;

GENES;

ARCHAEAL PROTEIN; GLUTAMATE SYNTHASE; PROTEIN SUBUNIT;

ALGA; ASSIMILATION EFFICIENCY; BACTERIUM; ELECTRON; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TRANSFER; GENOME; PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; ENZYME STABILITY; ENZYMOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; KINETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PYROCOCCUS HORIKOSHII;

ARCHAEAL PROTEINS; ENZYME STABILITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; GLUTAMATE SYNTHASE; KINETICS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN SUBUNITS; PYROCOCCUS HORIKOSHII;

ALGAE; ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; PYROCOCCUS; PYROCOCCUS HORIKOSHII;

EID: 79955149528     PISSN: 09445013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micres.2010.03.006     Document Type: Article

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