Mutational analysis of the linker region of EnvZ, an osmosensor in Escherichia coli

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 13, 1997, Pages 4382-4390

  Park, Heiyoung ^a   Inouye, Masayori ^a  

^a RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIMER; HELIX LOOP HELIX PROTEIN; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PHOSPHATASE; PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MUTATION; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELL METABOLISM; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; DIMERIZATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; OSMOTIC STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0030811371     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.13.4382-4390.1997     Document Type: Article

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