Regulation of the histidine utilization (Hut) system in bacteria

Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 565-584

  Bender, Robert A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME; FORMIMINOGLUTAMATE DEIMINASE; FORMIMINOGLUTAMATE HYDROLASE; FORMIMINOGLUTAMIC ACID; FORMYLGLUTAMATE HYDROLASE; HISTIDINE; HISTIDINE AMMONIALYASE; HYDROLASE; IMIDAZOLONE PROPIONATE HYDROLASE; NITROGEN; PERMEASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UROCANATE HYDRATASE; UROCANIC ACID;

AMINO ACID METABOLISM; ARCHAEON; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; CATABOLISM; CATABOLITE REPRESSION; CAULOBACTER CRESCENTUS; CUPRIAVIDUS NECATOR; DICTYOSTELIUM DISCOIDEUM; ERWINIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HISTIDINE UTILIZATION SYSTEM; KLEBSIELLA OXYTOCA; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PHYLOGENY; PSEUDOMONAS ALCALIGENES; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; REVIEW; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; STREPTOMYCES COELICOLOR; THERMOREGULATION; TYPE IV SECRETION SYSTEM; VIBRIO;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; HISTIDINE;

EID: 84865779683     PISSN: 10922172     EISSN: 10985557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MMBR.00014-12     Document Type: Review

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