Regulation of proline metabolism in mycobacteria and its role in carbon metabolism under hypoxia

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 664-681

  Berney, Michael ^a   Weimar, Marion R ^a   Heikal, Adam ^a   Cook, Gregory M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 ACETYL 1 PYRROLINE; CARBON; DNA; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; GLYOXALASE; METHYLGLYOXAL; MUTANT PROTEIN; NITROGEN; PROLINE; PROLINE DEHYDROGENASE; PROTEIN PRUB; PROTEIN PRUC; PYRROLINE 5 CARBOXYLATE DEHYDROGENASE; PYRROLINE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; CARBON METABOLISM; CELL HYPOXIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETOXIFICATION; DNA REPAIR; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; MYCOBACTERIUM SMEGMATIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN METABOLISM; REGULATORY MECHANISM; WILD TYPE;

1-PYRROLINE-5-CARBOXYLATE DEHYDROGENASE; ANAEROBIOSIS; BIOMASS; CARBON; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MYCOBACTERIUM SMEGMATIS; PROLINE; PROLINE OXIDASE; PYRUVALDEHYDE;

CORYNEBACTERINEAE; MYCOBACTERIUM SMEGMATIS;

EID: 84860583271     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2012.08053.x     Document Type: Article

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