Structures of regulatory machinery reveal novel molecular mechanisms controlling B. Subtilis nitrogen homeostasis

Genes and Development

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 451-464

  Schumachermaria, Maria A ^a   Chinnam, Naga Babu ^a   Cuthbert, Bonnie ^a   Tonthat, Nam K ^a   Whitfill, Travis ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Dodecamer; Glutamine synthetase; MerR family; Tetradecamer; TnrA GlnR family

Indexed keywords

CHAPERONE; DIMER; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; GLUTAMATE AMMONIA LIGASE; NITROGEN; REPRESSOR PROTEIN; STRUCTURAL PROTEIN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; DNA; SCGR PROTEIN, BACILLUS SUBTILIS;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BIOSENSOR; CATALYSIS; DIMERIZATION; DISSECTION; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HOMEOSTASIS; NITROGEN METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN SUBUNIT; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; CRYSTALLIZATION; ENZYME ACTIVATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; POSIBACTERIA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CRYSTALLIZATION; DIMERIZATION; DNA; ENZYME ACTIVATION; GLUTAMATE-AMMONIA LIGASE; HOMEOSTASIS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; NITROGEN; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

EID: 84923010395     PISSN: 08909369     EISSN: 15495477     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/gad.254714.114     Document Type: Article

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