NtcA and NtcB regulons in cyanobacteria and rhodophyta chloroplasts

Molecular Biology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 522-526

  Lopatovskaya, K V ^a   Seliverstov, A V ^a   Lyubetsky, V A ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR INFORMATION TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

cyanobacteria; evolution of NtcA and NtcB regulons; NtcA factor; NtcB factor; red algae; transcription regulation

Indexed keywords

CYANOBACTERIA; RHODOPHYTA;

EID: 79958794077     PISSN: 00268933     EISSN: 16083245     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1134/S0026893311030083     Document Type: Article

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