A fragment liberated from the Escherichia coli CheA kinase that blocks stimulatory, but not inhibitory, chemoreceptor signaling

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 17, 1997, Pages 5543-5550

  Morrison, Tom B ^a   Parkinson, John S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE;

ARTICLE; AUTOPHOSPHORYLATION; CELL STIMULATION; CHEMORECEPTOR; CHEMOTAXIS; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; EFFECTOR CELL; ENZYME ACTIVATION; EPISTASIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MEMBRANE BINDING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STIMULUS RESPONSE; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0030886624     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.17.5543-5550.1997     Document Type: Article

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