2-oxoglutarate enhances NtcA binding activity to promoter regions of the microcystin synthesis gene cluster

FEBS Letters

Volumn 585, Issue 24, 2011, Pages 3921-3926

  Kuniyoshi, Taís M ^a   Gonzalez, Andres ^a   Lopez Gomollon, Sara ^a   Valladares, Ana ^b   Bes, M Teresa ^a   Fillat, Maria F ^a   Peleato, M Luisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

2 oxoglutarate; mcy operon; Microcystin; Microcystis; NtcA

Indexed keywords

2 OXOGLUTARIC ACID; MICROCYSTIN; MYC PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR NTCA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BINDING AFFINITY; BINDING SITE; CARBON BALANCE; GEL MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; GENE CLUSTER; MICROCYSTIS AERUGINOSA; NITROGEN BALANCE; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; BINDING SITES; CARBON; KETOGLUTARIC ACIDS; MICROCYSTINS; MICROCYSTIS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NITROGEN; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; PROTEIN BINDING;

MICROCYSTIS; MICROCYSTIS AERUGINOSA PCC 7806;

EID: 82555196716     PISSN: 00145793     EISSN: 18733468     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2011.10.034     Document Type: Article

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