Modular multidomain phosphoryl transfer proteins of bacteria

Current Opinion in Structural Biology

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 407-415

  Reizer, Jonathan ^a   Saier Jr, Milton H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABC TRANSPORTER; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CARRIER PROTEIN; PERMEASE; PHOSPHOENOLPYRUVATE; PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE; REGULATOR PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0030950024     PISSN: 0959440X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-440X(97)80059-0     Document Type: Article

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