CheC and CheD interact to regulate methylation of Bacillus subtilis methyl-accepting chemotaxis proteins

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 511-518

  Rosario, Mia Mae L ^a,b   Ordal, George W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CHEMOTAXIS; METHYLATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0029787821     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.1996.tb02560.x     Document Type: Article

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