Transphosphorylation of the TorR response regulator requires the three phosphorylation sites of the TorS unorthodox sensor in Escherichia coli

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 267, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 770-777

  Jourlin, Cécile ^a   Ansaldi, Mireille ^a   Méjean, Vincent ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Anaerobic respiration; Signal transduction; TMAO reductase; Two component regulatory system

Indexed keywords

ASPARTIC ACID; GLUTAMINE; HISTIDINE; OXIDOREDUCTASE; REGULATOR PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; AUTOPHOSPHORYLATION; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS;

EID: 0031564650     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1997.0919     Document Type: Editorial

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