Listeria monocytogenes aguA1, but Not aguA2, encodes a functional agmatine deiminase: Biochemical characterization of its catalytic properties and roles in acid tolerance

Journal of Biological Chemistry

Volumn 288, Issue 37, 2013, Pages 26606-26615

  Cheng, Changyong ^a   Chen, Jianshun ^b   Fang, Chun ^a   Xia, Ye ^a   Shan, Ying ^a   Liu, Yuan ^a   Wen, Guilan ^a   Song, Houhui ^c   Fang, Weihuan ^a,c  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Fisheries Technical Extension Center of Zhejiang Province   (China)

^c Zhejiang AandF University   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACID TOLERANCE; AGMATINE; BIOCHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION; BIOLOGICAL INSIGHT; CATALYTIC PROPERTIES; CATALYTIC TRIAD; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MONOCYTOGENES;

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGY;

LISTERIA;

AGMATINE DEAMINASE HOMOLOG AGUA1; AGMATINE DEAMINASE HOMOLOG AGUA2; ASPARTIC ACID; CYSTEINE; DEAMINASE; GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE; GLUTAMINE; GLYCINE; HISTIDINE; MUTANT PROTEIN; RECOMBINANT ENZYME; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACID TOLERANCE; ACIDITY; AGUA1 GENE; AGUA2 GENE; AMINO ACID ANALYSIS; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BIOCATALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME KINETICS; ENZYME PURIFICATION; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYME STABILITY; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PH; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; STOMACH; STOMACH JUICE; SURVIVAL;

ACID TOLERANCE; AGMATINE DEIMINASE; BIOCHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION; ENZYME KINETICS; ENZYME MECHANISMS; KINETIC PROPERTIES; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MICROBIOLOGY; SITE-DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; STRESS RESPONSE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BINDING, COMPETITIVE; CATALYSIS; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; FEMALE; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; GLYCINE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; HYDROLASES; INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION 50; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTAGENESIS, SITE-DIRECTED; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; STOMACH; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84884177779     PISSN: 00219258     EISSN: 1083351X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M113.477380     Document Type: Article

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