Biochemical characterization of a nitrogen-type phosphotransferase system reveals that enzyme EINtr integrates carbon and nitrogen signaling in Sinorhizobium meliloti

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 196, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 1901-1907

  Goodwin, Reed A ^a   Gage, Daniel J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 OXOGLUTARIC ACID; BACTERIAL ENZYME; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CARBON; GLUTAMINE; NITROGEN; PHOSPHOENOLPYRUVATE; PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE; PROTEIN EL NTR; PROTEIN HPR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CARBON METABOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYMATIC ASSAY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME BINDING; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME KINETICS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NITROGEN AVAILABILITY; NITROGEN METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CARBON; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; GLUTAMINE; KETOGLUTARIC ACIDS; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORYLATION; PHOSPHOTRANSFERASES; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI;

EID: 84898839899     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: 10985530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.01489-14     Document Type: Article

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