Computer analysis of the binding reactions leading to a transmembrane receptor-linked multiprotein complex involved in bacterial chemotaxis

Molecular Biology of the Cell

Volumn 6, Issue 10, 1995, Pages 1367-1380

  Bray, Dennis ^a   Bourret, Robert B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEMBRANE RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY COMPLEX; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CHEMOTAXIS; COMPLEX FORMATION; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; DEPHOSPHORYLATION; LIGAND BINDING; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR BINDING; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0028853660     PISSN: 10591524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1091/mbc.6.10.1367     Document Type: Article

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