Regulation of ammonium assimilation in Haloferax mediterranei: Interaction between glutamine synthetase and two GlnK proteins

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Proteins and Proteomics

Volumn 1834, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 16-23

  Pedro Roig, Laia ^a   Camacho, Mónica ^a   Bonete, María José ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

2 oxoglutarate; GlnK; Glutamine synthetase; Haloferax mediterranei; Nitrogen metabolism regulation; PII

Indexed keywords

2 OXOGLUTARIC ACID; AMMONIA; GLNK 1 PROTEIN; GLNK 2 PROTEIN; GLUTAMATE AMMONIA LIGASE; PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ASSAY; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GEL FILTRATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; HALOFERAX MEDITERRANEI; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

AMMONIA; ARCHAEAL PROTEINS; CARRIER PROTEINS; GLUTAMATE-AMMONIA LIGASE; HALOFERAX MEDITERRANEI; KETOGLUTARIC ACIDS;

HALOBACTERIA; HALOFERAX MEDITERRANEI;

EID: 84869878582     PISSN: 15709639     EISSN: 18781454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbapap.2012.10.006     Document Type: Article

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