Citrate synthase in Corynebacterium glutamicum is encoded by two gltA transcripts which are controlled by RamA, RamB, and GlxR

Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 154, Issue 2-3, 2011, Pages 140-148

  van Ooyen, Jan ^a   Emer, Denise ^b   Bussmann, Michael ^b   Bott, Michael ^a   Eikmanns, Bernhard J ^b   Eggeling, Lothar ^a  

^a FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Citrate synthase; Expression control; GlxR; RamA; RamB; Transcript formation

Indexed keywords

CITRATE SYNTHASE; EXPRESSION CONTROL; GLXR; RAMA; RAMB; TRANSCRIPT FORMATION;

GENES; GLUCOSE; PHYSIOLOGY;

TRANSCRIPTION;

ACETIC ACID; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CITRATE SYNTHASE; GLUCOSE; PROTEIN GLXR; PROTEIN RAMA; PROTEIN RAMB; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORYNEBACTERIUM GLUTAMICUM; GENE FUSION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; IN VITRO STUDY; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; REPORTER GENE; START CODON; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

ACETATES; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CITRATE (SI)-SYNTHASE; CODON, INITIATOR; CORYNEBACTERIUM GLUTAMICUM; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GLUCOSE; METABOLIC NETWORKS AND PATHWAYS; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

CORYNEBACTERIUM GLUTAMICUM;

EID: 79958763792     PISSN: 01681656     EISSN: 18734863     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2010.07.004     Document Type: Article

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