PTS-Mediated Regulation of the Transcription Activator MtlR from Different Species: Surprising Differences despite Strong Sequence Conservation

Journal of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 25, Issue 2-3, 2015, Pages 94-105

  Joyet, Philippe ^a   Derkaoui, Meriem ^a   Bouraoui, Houda ^a   Deutscher, Josef ^a,b  

^a UMR1319 MICALIS   (France)

^b EGM   (France)

Author keywords

Mannitol; Phosphotransferase system; Phosphotransferase system regulation domain; Protein phosphorylation; Transcription activator

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; HISTIDINE; MANNITOL; MTLR PROTEIN; OXIDOREDUCTASE; TYROSINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEIN; MTLR PROTEIN, E COLI; PHOSPHOENOLPYRUVATE SUGAR PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE; PROTEIN BINDING; REPRESSOR PROTEIN;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CELL MUTANT; DEPHOSPHORYLATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EXPRESSION VECTOR; GENE ORDER; GEOBACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS; LACTOBACILLUS CASEI; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPERON; PHENOTYPE; PHOSPHORYLATION; PROMOTER REGION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SEQUENCE CONSERVATION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; FIRMICUTES; GEOBACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS; LACTOBACILLUS CASEI;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GEOBACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS; LACTOBACILLUS CASEI; MANNITOL; OPERON; PHOSPHOENOLPYRUVATE SUGAR PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE SYSTEM; PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN BINDING; REPRESSOR PROTEINS;

EID: 84937509193     PISSN: 14641801     EISSN: 16602412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000369619     Document Type: Article

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