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. 1981 May;146(2):740–745. doi: 10.1128/jb.146.2.740-745.1981

Regulation of glutamine synthetase by regulatory protein PII in Klebsiella aerogenes mutants lacking adenylyltransferase.

Z Reuveny, F Foor, B Magasanik
PMCID: PMC217020  PMID: 6111558

Abstract

A mutation of Klebsiella aerogenes causing production of an altered PII regulatory protein which stimulates overadenylylation of glutamine synthetase and also prevents its derepression was combined with mutations abolishing the activity of adenylyltransferase. The results support the idea that PII plays a role in the regulation of the level of glutamine synthetase which is independent of its interaction with adenylyltransferase.

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