The XcpR protein of Pseudomonas aeruginosa dimerizes via its N-terminus

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 877-887

  Turner, Leah R ^a,b   Olson, John W ^a   Lory, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIMERIZATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SECRETION; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BACTERIOPHAGE LAMBDA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 0030669210     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1997.6201986.x     Document Type: Article

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