Characterization of two critical residues in the effector-binding domain of NtcA in the cyanobacterium Anabaena sp. strain PCC 7120

Current Microbiology

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 32-38

  Chen, Yi Fei ^a,b   Motteux, Olivia ^b   Bédu, Sylvie ^b   Li, Yue Zhong ^a   Zhang, Cheng Cai ^b  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CNRS and Aix Marseille University   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 OXOGLUTARIC ACID; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; RNA POLYMERASE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR NTCA L78; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR NTCA R88; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANABAENA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MUTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANABAENA SP.; CYANOBACTERIA; NOSTOC SP. PCC 7120;

EID: 85027928325     PISSN: 03438651     EISSN: 14320991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00284-011-9936-y     Document Type: Article

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