title: Glutamine synthetase from Acetobacter diazotrophicus: properties and regulation.
abstract: Glutamine synthetase from Acetobacter diazotrophicus, an endophyte originally isolated from sugarcane, was studied as a step in the identification of mechanisms underlying the role of A. diazotrophicus as a major supplier of fixed nitrogen to its host plant. The enzyme was purified and partially characterized. It was also shown that the enzyme is regulated by adenylylation in response to the nitrogen source. Interestingly, there is no upregulation of the synthesis of the enzyme under diazotrophic conditions, which is in contrast to the situation in enterics, e.g. Klebsiella pneumoniae.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Arrhenius Laboratories for Natural Sciences, Stockholm University, SE-106 91, Stockholm, Sweden.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ureta
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nordlund
mesh_terms: D000091:Acetobacter / Q000201:enzymology*; D000249:Adenosine Monophosphate / Q000494:pharmacology; D000643:Ammonium Chloride / Q000494:pharmacology; D015153:Blotting, Western; D003570:Cytidine Triphosphate / Q000494:pharmacology; D004789:Enzyme Activation / Q000187:drug effects; D005974:Glutamate-Ammonia Ligase / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009584:Nitrogen / Q000378:metabolism; D009586:Nitrogen Fixation
chemical_list: D000643:Ammonium Chloride; D000249:Adenosine Monophosphate; D003570:Cytidine Triphosphate; D005974:Glutamate-Ammonia Ligase; D009584:Nitrogen