Signaling ammonium across membranes through an ammonium sensor histidine kinase

Autor: Tobias Pflüger, Camila F. Hernández, Philipp Lewe, Fabian Frank, Haydyn Mertens, Dmitri Svergun, Manfred W. Baumstark, Vladimir Y. Lunin, Mike S. M. Jetten, Susana L. A. Andrade
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Nature Communications, Vol 9, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2018)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2041-1723
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-017-02637-3
Popis: For anammox bacteria, the sensing and uptake of ammonium is essential and specialized proteins, like Ks-Amt5, mediate such processes. Here, authors perform biophysical, biochemical, and structural analysis on Ks-Amt5 and establish a role for this protein as an ammonium-sensing signal transducer.
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