Crystal structure of the chemotaxis receptor methyltransferase CheR suggests a conserved structural motif for binding S-adenosylmethionine

Structure

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 545-558

  Djordjevic, Snezana ^a   Stock, Ann M ^a  

^a HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

bacterial chemotaxis; carboxyl methylation; crystal structure; methyltransferase; receptor modification; S adenosylmethionine

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 0031569882     PISSN: 09692126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-2126(97)00210-4     Document Type: Article

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