PII signal transduction proteins: Nitrogen regulation and beyond

FEMS Microbiology Reviews

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 251-283

  Huergo, Luciano F ^a   Chandra, Govind ^b   Merrick, Mike ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^b JOHN INNES CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allosteric regulation; GlnB; GlnK; Nitrogen metabolism; Post translational regulation; Protein complexes

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ARGININE; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; GLNE PROTEIN; GLNR PROTEIN; GLUTAMATE AMMONIA LIGASE; NIFA PROTEIN; NIFI PROTEIN; NITROGENASE; PII PROTEIN; PROTEIN; RNF1 PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE RIBOSYLATION; ALLOSTERISM; BACILLI; BINDING SITE; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHLOROPLAST; CORYNEBACTERIUM; CYANOBACTERIUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; NOMENCLATURE; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN PROCESSING; PROTEIN TARGETING; PROTEOBACTERIA; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ARCHAEAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; NITROGEN; PII NITROGEN REGULATORY PROTEINS; PLANTS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 84873303080     PISSN: 01686445     EISSN: 15746976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6976.2012.00351.x     Document Type: Review

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