The three-dimensional structure of two mutants of the signal transduction protein CheY suggest its molecular activation mechanism

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 257, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 116-128

  Bellsolell, Lluís ^a   Cronet, Philippe ^b   Majolero, Montserrat ^a   Serrano, Luis ^b   Coll, Miquel ^a  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

^b EUROPEAN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY LABORATORY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chemotaxis; CheY; Crystal structure; Signal transduction; Site directed mutagenesis

Indexed keywords

MAGNESIUM ION; MUTANT PROTEIN; REGULATOR PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

EID: 0029863506     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1996.0151     Document Type: Article

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