RamA and RamB are global transcriptional regulators in Corynebacterium glutamicum and control genes for enzymes of the central metabolism

Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 154, Issue 2-3, 2011, Pages 126-139

  Auchter, Marc ^a   Cramer, Annette ^a   Hüser, Andrea ^b   Rückert, Christian ^b   Emer, Denise ^a   Schwarz, Peggy ^a   Arndt, Annette ^a   Lange, Christian ^c   Kalinowski, Jörn ^b   Wendisch, Volker F ^b   Eikmanns, Bernhard J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^b BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acetate metabolism; Carbon source dependent transcriptional regulation; Central metabolism; Corynebacterium glutamicum; Global regulator; RamA; RamB

Indexed keywords

ACETATE METABOLISM; CENTRAL METABOLISM; CORYNEBACTERIUM GLUTAMICUM; GLOBAL REGULATOR; RAMA; RAMB;

CATALYSTS; ELECTROPHORETIC MOBILITY; ENZYMES; ETHANOL; GENE EXPRESSION; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SUGARS; VOLATILE FATTY ACIDS;

GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION;

ACETIC ACID; ALCOHOL; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; LACTIC ACID; MESSENGER RNA; PROTEIN RAMA; PROTEIN RAMB; TRANSCRIPTOME; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALCOHOL METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CARBON METABOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORYNEBACTERIUM GLUTAMICUM; GEL MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE REGULATORY NETWORK; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC CODE; GLUCONEOGENESIS; GLYCOLYSIS; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; REGULON; SUGAR TRANSPORT; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; WILD TYPE;

ACETATES; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CARBON; CORYNEBACTERIUM GLUTAMICUM; FATTY ACIDS; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; GLUCOSE; METABOLIC NETWORKS AND PATHWAYS; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE ARRAY SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; SULFUR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

CORYNEBACTERIUM GLUTAMICUM;

EID: 79958713369     PISSN: 01681656     EISSN: 18734863     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2010.07.001     Document Type: Article

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