The NADP+-isocitrate dehydrogenase gene (icd) is nitrogen regulated in cyanobacteria

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 14, 1996, Pages 4070-4076

  Isabel Muro Pastor, M ^a,b   Reyes, Jose C ^a,c   Florencio, Francisco J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^c INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYBRID PROTEIN; ISOCITRATE DEHYDROGENASE (NADP); MESSENGER RNA; NITROGEN; REGULATOR PROTEIN;

ANABAENA; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CULTURE MEDIUM; CYANOBACTERIUM; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYME ASSAY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE INSERTION; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

EID: 8944221191     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.14.4070-4076.1996     Document Type: Article

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