Molecular mechanism of peptide-specific pheromone signaling in Enterococcus faecalis: Functions of pheromone receptor TraA and pheromone- binding protein TraC encoded by plasmid pPD1

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 180, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 449-456

  Nakayama, Jiro ^a   Takanami, Yuuichiro ^a   Horii, Takaaki ^a   Sakuda, Shohei ^a   Suzuki, Akinori ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HORMONE BINDING PROTEIN; HORMONE RECEPTOR; PHEROMONE;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSOCIATION CONSTANT; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE BINDING; HORMONE RECEPTOR INTERACTION; HORMONE TRANSPORT; INTERNALIZATION; ISOTOPE LABELING; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 0031888024     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.180.3.449-456.1998     Document Type: Article

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