Inorganic polyphosphate in Escherichia coli: the phosphate regulon and the stringent response.

doi:10.1128/JB.180.8.2186-2193.1998

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Inorganic polyphosphate in Escherichia coli: the phosphate regulon and the stringent response.

Journal of bacteriology - 1 Apr 1998

Rao N N, Liu S, Kornberg A

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Escherichia coli transiently accumulates large amounts of inorganic polyphosphate (polyP), up to 20 mM in phosphate residues (Pi), in media deficient in both Pi and amino acids. This transient accumulation is preceded by the appearance of nucleotides ppGpp and pppGpp, generated in response to nut...

Topics

Bacterial Proteins
DNA-Binding Proteins
Escherichia coli
Genetic Complementation Test
Genotype
Guanosine Pentaphosphate
Guanosine Tetraphosphate
Kinetics
Models, Biological
Phosphates
Polyphosphates
Regulon

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