Structure/function analysis of the PII signal transduction protein of Escherichia coli: Genetic separation of interactions with protein receptors

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 13, 1997, Pages 4342-4353

  Jiang, Peng ^a   Zucker, Phyllis ^a   Atkinson, Mariette R ^a   Kamberov, Emmanuel S ^a   Tirasophon, Witoon ^a   Chandran, Priya ^a   Schefke, Brian R ^a   Ninfa, Alexander J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 OXOGLUTARIC ACID; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; GLUTAMATE AMMONIA LIGASE; GLUTAMIC ACID; HEXOSE 1 PHOSPHATE URIDYLYLTRANSFERASE; MUTANT PROTEIN; NITROGEN; REGULATOR PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; METABOLIC REGULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; RECEPTOR BINDING; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0030743733     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.13.4342-4353.1997     Document Type: Article

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