A putative helical domain in the MalK subunit of the ATP-binding-cassette transport system for maltose of Salmonella typhimurium (MalFGK2) is crucial for interaction with MalF and MalG. A study using the LacK protein of Agrobacterium radiobacter as a tool

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 655-666

  Wilken, Sylke ^a   Schmees, Günter ^a   Schneider, Erwin ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; MALTOSE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; RADIOBACTER; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 0029830549     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1996.d01-1724.x     Document Type: Article

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