In vivo [Fe-S] cluster acquisition by IscR and NsrR, two stress regulators in Escherichia coli

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 493-508

  Vinella, Daniel ^a,d   Loiseau, Laurent ^a   de Choudens, Sandrine Ollagnier ^b   Fontecave, Marc ^b,c   Barras, Frédéric ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b CEA GRENOBLE   (France)

^c Centre de Recherche Interdisciplinaire en Biologie   (France)

^d INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CARRIER PROTEIN; ERPA PROTEIN; IRON SULFUR PROTEIN; ISCA PROTEIN; ISCR PROTEIN; ISCU PROTEIN; NSRR PROTEIN; SCAFFOLD PROTEIN; SUFA PROTEIN; SUFB PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HOMEOSTASIS; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PROCESSING; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; IRON; PROTEIN PROCESSING, POST-TRANSLATIONAL; SULFUR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 84873058881     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mmi.12135     Document Type: Article

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