Corynebacterium glutamicum ArnR controls expression of nitrate reductase operon narKGHJI and nitric oxide (no)-detoxifying enzyme gene hmp in an NO-responsive manner

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 196, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 60-69

  Nishimura, Taku ^a   Teramoto, Haruhiko ^a   Inui, Masayuki ^a   Yukawa, Hideaki ^a  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY FOR THE EARTH   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARNR PROTEIN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CYSTEINE; HMP PROTEIN; NARK PROTEIN; NITRATE REDUCTASE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRITE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CORYNEBACTERIUM GLUTAMICUM; GEL MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; IN VITRO STUDY; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS;

AEROBIOSIS; ANAEROBIOSIS; CORYNEBACTERIUM GLUTAMICUM; DIHYDROPTERIDINE REDUCTASE; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; MUTAGENESIS, SITE-DIRECTED; NITRATE REDUCTASE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRITES; OPERON; REPRESSOR PROTEINS;

EID: 84890280939     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: 10985530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.01004-13     Document Type: Article

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